reared in stalls, held up, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
uneasy in stalls, dwelt, raced keenly and held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
chased leaders over 4f
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, driven 2f out, no extra from over 1f out
held up in touch, not clear run inside final 2f and again inside final furlong, soon eased
in touch, effort going well 2f out, led inside final furlong, quickened clear, readily
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
in touch, headway 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
uneasy in stalls, slowly into stride and held up in rear, switched to wide outside and rapid headway final furlong, finished well, not reached winner
raced keenly, pushed along 2f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, faded towards finish
Idle Power indicated last time that he may still be well enough treated to play a part in the finish of a race of this nature but has it to do to beat Fantasy Believer, who is preferred to another last time out winner Loyal Tycoon. The last mentioned showed improved form when running out the five-length winner of a handicap at Epsom last time and has to be respected under a 3lb penalty but Fantasy Believer was arguably even more impressive when winning a slightly better race at Newbury last time and, with any easing in the ground unlikely to inconvenience him, John Quinn's gelding makes more appeal. The booking of Lisa Jones for the Willie Jarvis-trained Bandit Queen takes the eye and she is another worthy of a mention, along with Jamie Osborne's Morse and the consistent Devon Flame. However, Fantasy Believer holds solid claims and he gets the vote.
