mid-division, mistake 4th, behind from 7th
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, stayed on from 3 out, never near leaders
held up in touch, ridden after 6th, weakened after next
hit 2nd, always behind
mid-division, headway after 4th, went 2nd approaching 3 out, led 2 out, clear last, pushed out, comfortably
prominent, chased leader 2nd until 6th, weakened after 7th
mid-division, ridden after 5th, behind from next
held up in touch, went 2nd 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
chased leader until 2nd, weakened approaching 6th, no chance when mistake 7th, pulled up soon after
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
led, ridden when headed and mistake 2 out, beaten when hit last
mid-division, headway approaching 6th, weakened after next
held up in rear, headway 7th, never dangerous
took keen hold, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
A very competitive novice event with many top trainers represented. We will take a chance with Keep On Movin', with Alpine Fox, Amir Zaman and Argent Ou Or three very potent dangers. The Terry Mills trained selection was most impressive when getting off the mark here a couple of weeks ago. She just had to be pushed out to beat Hillcrest and there should be more to come. Tom George's Alpine Fox hasn't raced for some time but did finish runner up in a much better race than this on his last outing. If he retains most of his ability he will be difficult to beat. Martin Pipe's Argent Ou Or needs to improve on what he has achieved so far, but does have the scope to do so. Meanwhile Amir Zaman has been running with credit on the flat and should be noted for any market moves. Richard Guest's Beaver and Jonjo O'Neill's Lake Merced are also worthy of a mention, but in a very open affair Keep On Movin' looks the safest option.
