held up last, headway 4 out, not much room and hampered on bend after 3 out, driven to dispute 2nd last, no extra run-in
chased clear leader, closed from 5th, led 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, hard ridden to dispute 2nd last, one pace run-in
chased leaders, weakened and lost touch 3 out
tracked leaders, led approaching 2 out where blundered, driven and kept on well run-in
led in at start, very reluctant to race, clumbered over 1st and 2nd, pulled up
led and soon well clear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 4th, came back to field next, headed 4 out, weakened quickly
In what does not look a strong event, Red Wizard looks the one to be on ahead of Uncle Max and Viente Siete. The Jonjo O'Neill-trained selection has won once from two starts over hurdles and, while the form does not amount to a great deal, this does not look a good event for the track. Uncle Max showed promise on his debut and, particularly if jumping better today, can make the selection work for his money. Veinte Siete is well bred but showed little on the flat but it is interesting that Paul Webber has elected to run him at Ascot first-time up. Overall, though, Red Wizard gets the nod.
