raced centre, always in rear
raced far side, tracked leader, led 2f out, pushed out
raced far side, held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced far side, led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced far side, broke well, soon struggling, outpaced halfway, still 8th entering final furlong, ran on close home
raced centre, slowly into stride, chased leaders, beaten final 3f
raced far side, held up, headway 2f out, kept on same pace
raced centre, chased leaders, no impression final 2f
raced far side, held up, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced centre, chased leaders, but led that group, ridden 3f out, one pace
With all of the older horses exposed this may go to a three-year-old and Arkmina, and Candelabra look the ones to concentrate on with the latter getting a narrow vote. Given a break since disappointing when made favourite at Newbury, she is surely better than she showed there and with no doubts about her needing the outing (has gone well fresh in the past), she is given a chance to prove that Newbury run all wrong. Arkmina was reported as "going to stud" after her win at Folkestone last month, so connections seem to have had second thoughts. She does need to improve on the bare form of that run, but there is no reason why she can't. Warden Warren is having his third race here in less than a fortnight and will certainly need to improve on his run here last week behind Lucid Dreams, while Tribal Prince has two ways of running. Spindor has yet to prove he is as good on turf as he is on the All-Weather, while Muqtadi often ruins his chance by giving ground away at the start. So with many iffs and buts about the majority of these, it may pay to stick with Candelabra to prove her Newbury run all wrong.
