held up in touch, headway 6th, went 2nd and hit 3 out, led approaching last, headed and quickened flat
held up, headway 7th, driven to challenge 2 out, upsides last hard ridden to lead flat
prominent, pecked 2nd led 6th, headed approaching last, weakened flat
not fluent 1st, led after 2nd, mistake and headed 6th, stayed close up, before weakened 2 out
in touch, hit 5th, headway 6th, weakened after 4 out 5th and no chance when mistake 2 out
in rear, hit 3rd tailed, off 4 out
led to after 2nd, close up, until ridden 6th, soon lost place
Nonrunner
A tight handicap, where Arctic Spirit, who gets plenty of weight from the likes of Marked Man and Multeen River, is a marginal preference today. That is not to dismiss the challenge of Sharmy, who arrives here in good form after winning at Folkestone and should again run his race. However, he is now 7lb higher and faces some stiffer opposition, so will need to be a the top of his game to rise to the task here. Multeen River has the ability to go close if he in the mood, but like Sharmy, looks to be in the in the grip of the handicapper from his current mark and looks opposable over a trip short of his best. Marked Man holds Abavino from his latest start and should confirm the form today. However, he is another that has gone up in the weights and, despite his progressive profile, his chance will been blunted by any rain. The predicted conditions holds no fears for Arctic Spirit, who acts on any ground. So, as he receives 25lb from the top weight, he will have very few excuses today.
