always behind, beaten over 3f out
always behind
slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 3f out, headway from over 1f out, not reach winner
tracked leader, headway to lead 2f out, soon ridden, kept on well
led, soon clear, ridden 3f out, headed 2f out, kept on one pace after
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon one paced
Speedy Sam is narrowly preferred here over Secret Liaison and Grey Outlook. The selection shaped well on his debut before putting in another encouraging effort last time at York when finishing second behind Austrian. Nominal improvement should make him hard to beat today and he is taken to lead them home. Secret Liaison hails from a yard that merits plenty of respect in these type of events but he was a little disappointing last time at Kempton and a watching brief on the market is advised. Grey Outlook failed to get home over 9f last time so the return to a mile will see him in a better light today, and he has also shown that he can handle cut in the ground. Azurine is dropped in trip and Mark Johnston's stable are beginning to find their form so this filly has to be of interest. However, for the winner we will stick with Speedy Sam.
Borsch (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Always behind, last of 9, 22l behind Windhover (9-0) at Carlisle 7f 3yo mdn (5) frm.
Cashema (IRE) 100-1 (8-4) Always towards rear, 10th of 11, 22l behind Attacca (8-4) at Musselburgh 7f hcap (6) hvy in Mar.
Prince Egor (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear and outpaced, kept on from over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 10, 11l behind Peppertree Lane (9-3) at Ripon 1m 3yo mdn (5) sft in Apr.
Secret Liaison 16-1 (8-13) Close up in chasing group, effort and driven over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 14l behind Kalankari (9-1) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Azurine (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, led over 5f out, headed just over 2f out, weakened quickly, 8th of 11, 19l behind Awatuki (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) pol in Mar.
Electron Pulse 40-1 (8-6) Behind until kept on final 2f, nearest finish, 7th of 13, 6l behind King of The Moors (8-11) at Musselburgh 7f mdn stk (5) gf in Apr.
Grey Outlook 8-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, chased winner from over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Jidaar (8-13) at Musselburgh 1m 1f mdn stk (5) gf.
Speedy Sam 13-2 (9-0) In rear and soon pushed along, ridden and headway 3f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Austrian (9-0) at York 1m 2yo mdn (4) sft in Oct.