raced far side, led and over all leader, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
raced far side, mid-division, headway and effort over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
raced far side, towards rear, never dangerous
raced stand side, towards rear, headway to lead group over 1f out, headed final furlong, one pace
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
raced stand side, led group, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
raced far side, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
raced far side, in touch, ridden 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
raced stand side, chased leaders, driven to lead group final furlong, kept on towards finish
raced stand side, reared start, soon in touch, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
raced far side, chased leaders to 2f out, soon weakened
raced stand side, in touch, effort 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced stand side, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, edged left and one pace final furlong
raced far side, chased leader, effort over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong (wore cheek pieces)
raced far side, towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, no extra towards finish
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced far side, mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out
raced far side, in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened (wore cheek pieces)
raced far side, towards rear, headway halfway, stayed on well inside final furlong
raced far side, slowly into stride, towards rear, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out (wore cheek pieces)
raced far side, towards rear, headway under pressure 2f out, no extra final furlong
raced far side, always behind
The hope that this will throw some light on any bias in the draw is not helped by the fact that there is plenty of pace across the track in the stalls, and a good break and luck in running look set to play there usual roles in this type of race. Ptarmigan Ridge and Laurel Dawn can tow them along from those towards the middle but will do well to hold onto a lead in this company. Get Stuck In should also be up with them early down the center but he is hard horse to predict and has thrown in too many bads ones to recommend wholeheartedly for win only purposes. Beyond The Clouds on the other hand is a reliable sort and should run his race as usual. Storyteller also comes into the race on the back of a win and seems to have found a new lease of life this term - he also has place claims if he can uphold his recent form. However, unoriginal that it may be, it is hard to escape the claims of Brave Burt, even though he is 9lb higher than when winning at Newmarket in July. The five-year-old was thought to be heading for the Gold Cup at one stage but is far better suited to the minimum trip. David Nicholls will be keen to get another Western Meeting winner confirmed in the book and seems to have held the gelding back for a race of this nature. An early price of around 6/1 may be too hard to resist and Brave Burt will carry the hopes of the TEAMtalk race-desk in this warm-up for the best sprint race of the season, which comes up on Saturday afternoon.
