prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong
led, headed over 4f out, weakened quickly, tailed off
prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
always towards rear, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, ridden over 3f out, hung left over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on same pace
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
hung left soon after start, pulled hard, always behind
slowly into stride, always towards rear
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression
switched left soon after start, always behind
stumbled start, soon prominent, led over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, headed and no extra close home
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
An almost impossible race to solve here, but Sun Hill, Haile Selassie, Karaoke, Integration and Leitrim Rock make for the best shortlist. Karaoke at least comes here with winning form, having stayed on strongly to win at Nottingham last time. A combination of a six pound penalty and this sharper track will not make things easy for him, but he is nevertheless expected to go well. Leitrim Rock is well treated on some of his juvenile form, and was putting in his best work at the finish when third at Nottingham recently so he should reach the frame at least, although he does seem somewhat reluctant to actually get his head in front. Haile Selassie was third on his handicap debut at Brighton last year and Barry Hills' colt is likely to have improved from two to three, so has to be feared on his seasonal debut under Pat Eddery. We just prefer Michael Blanshard's Sun Hill, who steps up significantly in trip for his handicap debut here and seems to have got in quite lightly on a mark of just 60, while Integration is a similar type who is also respected.
