held up in rear, ridden 5f out, soon beaten
held up last, reminders 6f out, headway 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, soon clear
soon driven to lead, headed 9f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden 7f out, behind final 5f, soon tailed off
with leader, led 9f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon one pace
always prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Broughton Knows can complete a hat-trick at the expense of King Priam, Next Flight and Sea Ya Maite. The Bill Musson-trained seven-year-old has really come to himself of late, winning at Lingfield and Southwell. He stays two miles, so has done well to win twice over a mile and a half. The manner of his latest victory suggests that it is time to step him back up in trip, and the extra two furlongs here should ensure that he takes all the beating. King Priam has done us a few favours over the years, but is hard to catch right these days, while Sea Ya Maite does not have any improvement left surely. Next Flight has tumbled down the weights over the past two years, and showed signs of encouragement when third here at Southwell the time before last. He stayed on at the one pace again on his last visit and is another that will relish the extra distance. However, he is still a maiden and will find it very hard to lose the tag against the in-form Broughton Knows who has everything in his favour.
