raced centre, always behind
race stand side, mid-division, headway and effort 2f out, one-paced final furlong
raced stand side, towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced stand side, made all, held on well towards finish
raced stand side, switched stand side start, held up in mid-division, weakened 2f out
raced stand side, headway and effort 2f out, kept on final furlong
raced stand side, towards rear, kept on final furlong
raced far side, held up, effort 2f out, one-paced under pressure
raced far side, chased leaders, stayed on to lead group inside final furlong
raced stand side, mid-division, weakened 2f out
raced far side, in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
raced stand side, dwelt, towards rear, kept on final furlong
raced stand side, in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
raced centre, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out one-paced under pressure
raced centre, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
raced stand side, prominent for 2f, hung left and weakened quickly
raced stand side, switched stand side start, held up in rear, headway 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
raced stand side, mid-division, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced far side, chased leaders, hung right over 1f out, soon weakened
raced stand side, towards rear, never dangerous
raced stand side, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one-paced when not much room inside final furlong
raced centre, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
raced far side, led group, headed inside final furlong, no extra
raced far side, chased leader, weakened final furlong
raced stand side, chased winner, weakened approaching final furlong
As the majority of the pace seems to be either high or low from the draw, it would be no surprise to see them split into two groups for this quality renewal. Of the low numbers, Indian Spark looks anchored by top-weight and will have to run out of his skin to defy the burden. Artie, Albashoosh and Good Girl are all a difficult to predict and only first named can be seriously given place claims. Budelli on the other hand is a consistent sort and should again run his race, despite needing to overcome a 9lb higher mark than for his latest success. Tom Tun and Croeso Croeso have also been hit hard by the handicapper after winning eight races between them previously this season and will do well to make the frame. The same can be said of Deceitful, who dropped back to six furlongs successfully in the Great St Wilfred at Ripon last month. There does seem to be a mixture of stamina and speed amongst the higher numbers and Injaaz looks a fair candidate to tow them along. She has really improved since being dropped to sprint distances and may well be hard to catch if she is not taken on for the lead. However, the ground may be a little softer than she cares for and she will do well to hold off strong finishers like Royal Millennium and Bond Boy. The in-form Capricho also fits the profile of one of the more likely winners and is sure to be thereabouts if he can overcome a 6lb rise for winning at Goodwood last time. However, he is closely matched with Attache on these revised terms and the pair are taken against the field by TEAMtalk in the hope that they can continue their tremendous form from this term. A market move for either Marsad and Abbajabba, who both look to have been laid out for the race, would also warrant some small each way interests. It is also impossible to ignore David Nicholls' runners in a race that he has become synonymous with in recent times, but Extinguisher and In Space are difficult to assess on what they have shown so far. And although Funfair Wane and Hurricane Floyd make plenty of appeal on the pick of their form, they do have a little to prove with a few of today's rivals. Halmahera gained a deserved success in the Portland at Doncaster but his knack of meeting trouble in running does not make him a confident selection to follow up.
