in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
slow away, towards rear and hung right throughout, ridden halfway, no impression final furlong
slow into stride, behind, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed inside final furlong
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led for 1f, chased leader, led again over 2f out, pushed clear final furlong
soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
slow away, always behind, tailed off final 2f
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Paris Bell can overcome a modest draw to take this contest at the expense of Royal Island and Obe Gold. Paris Bell ran a decent race behind the useful Bigalos Bandit on testing ground at Redcar. While the draw is an obvious worry, she did look open to improvement on the day and should go well here. Royal Island has a good draw today and comes from the all-conquering Mark Johnston stable. On breeding, his relatives stayed much further than this as juveniles and we will maintain a watching brief this time around. Obe Gold has to be respected from the Mick Channon team. The team possibly aren't firing in as many winners as they usually do at this time of year and the market will offer us major clues this afternoon. Joe Jo Star ran a stormer at 80/1 for his connections on debut and probably won't be so underestimated on this occasion. Dan's Heir was a doubtful runner at the time of print.
