towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened final 2f
held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4f out, no impression final 2f
tracked leader, effort 3f out, weakened approaching 1f out
led, headed over 4f out, soon ridden, weakened final 2f
held up in mid-division, ridden and headway on outside over 3f out, led entering final furlong, kept on well
in rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on final 2f, never towards leaders
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway over 6f out to take closer oder, led over4 furlong out, headed entering final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
took keen hold and settled towards rear, headway halfway to track leaders, ridden and went 2nd over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
There should not be too much between Whistling Dixie and Lago on their latest runs, although Lago remains a maiden and Whistling Dixie is best on soft ground so it may pay to look elsewhere. Charm Offensive has won over this trip on sand and put up an improved effort when not getting the best of runs over 14 furlongs at Nottingham last time. He now races off a 4lb lower mark than his last win and gets the vote ahead of Spa Lane, who would have a chance if reproducing recent Pontefract form.