slowly into stride, went 2nd after 2f, ridden and weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, headway to chase leaders over 5f out, led just over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on well final furlong
held up, in touch, lost place after 3f, headway over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, soon one pace
prominent, lost place after 3f, well behind final 2f
chased leader until weakened over 5f out, tailed over final 3f
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
steadied start and held up towards rear, headway over 2f out and soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong without troubling winner
led until ridden and headed just over 2f out, soon no extra
slowly into stride, headway over 5f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
ridden 3f out, always behind
Jarvo is selected to beat Ben Hur in this weak event, with Gold Guest, One Upmanship and Youngs Forth others worth a mention at least. Nothing stands out too much in this seller, but Jarvo gets five-pounds from Ben Hur and that might just tilt the scales in his favour. The son of Pursuit Of Love is still a maiden after 26 career starts, but he has been steadily slipping down the weights and proved that he can handle fast underfoot conditions when second to Platinum Charmer in a ladies race over the course and distance last month. He was disappointing subsequently at Brighton so is no good thing, but in this poor contest he has leading claims. Ben Hur has won in slightly better company in the past and showed that his turn was near again when a close second in selling grade at Lingfield. One Upmanship was successful in a mile claimer at Haydock last August but has been hard to place over a variety of distances since. Youngs Forth tries this trip for the first time and may show some improvement, but we shall rely on Jarvo to finally break his duck.
Ben Hur 9-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, led over 4f out, ridden and pressed over 2f out, headed 1f out, stayed on, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Bishops Finger (9-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f sll (6) gf.
Gold Guest 16-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, behind until headway 2f out, never nearer, 7th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Danielle's Lad (8-10) at Chepstow 1m hcp (5) gf.
Anemos (IRE) 66-1 (9-4) Held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, 7th of 12, 7l behind The Prince (9-11) at Windsor 1m clm (5) gf in Jun.
Benjamin (IRE) 11-2 (8-6) Led, hampered and headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Brandywine Bay (8-4) at Brighton 7f app mdn hcp 0-80 (F) gf in Aug.
Jarvo 8-1 (9-3) In rear, headway to chase leader 6f out, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 5, 18l behind Irish Ballad (8-4) at Brighton 1m 4f stk 0-60 (6) frm.
One Upmanship 12-1 (9-4) Held up behind leaders, challenged on bit 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 3l behind Arabian Moon (9-7) at Windsor 1m 4f sll (5) gf.
Vermilion Creek 33-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on but never dangerous, 7th of 16, 7l behind Wizard Looking (9-1) at Nottingham 1m 2f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
Youngs Forth 28-1 (8-7) Behind, stayed on final furlong, never on terms, 9th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Saxon Lil (8-6) at Doncaster 7f fll hcp (5) gf in Jun.
