led, ridden over 3f out, soon headed and weakened
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on from over 1f out
tracked leaders, headway and ridden 3f out, soon led, kept on well when challenged inside final furlong, just held on
held up, ridden over 3f out, no impression
held up, ridden over 2f out, good headway from over 1f out, challenged and every chance inside final furling, no extra close home, just held
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened and pulled up quickly over 2f out
Platinum Pirate lines up in good form and can complete a hat-trick at the expense of Zakfree and Great Scott. Karl Burke's three-year-old gained his third success for the stable at this level when scoring at Leicester three weeks ago, showing once again that soft ground is very much in his favour. With that in mind, he has conditions to his liking here and has no more to do so must go close again. Zakfree has finished second on each of his three outings this term and is another that evidently thrives under today's conditions. He is still a maiden though and will find it hard to open his account if the handicapper takes his placed efforts into account. Great Scott was considered useful last year after winning a decent juvenile event at Beverley, but has not progressed and it is no surprise to see Mark Johnston putting him in this company again. It did not have the desired effect at Pontefract last time though and he is worth opposing. The rest are just as uninspiring, and with plenty going for him from a going and form perspective, Platinum Pirate is the one to beat.