in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, headed 4f out, soon weakened
prominent, led over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
settled in mid-division, headway on inside 3 out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out
never better than mid-division
towards rear, headway 4f out, not much room and hampered over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, outpaced final 2f
mid-division, soon chased along, never troubled leaders
mid-division, effort 3f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong
never better than mid-division
towards rear, never dangerous
pushed along in mid-division, outpaced final 2f
prominent, challenged for lead 4f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
never better than mid-division
towards rear, some late headway, made no impression on leaders
A highly competitive, albeit moderate, handicap in which plenty have solid claims. Among those worthy of a mention are Henry Cecil's Change Of Image, a rare runner in as low a grade as this for the trainer, the lightly-weighted Young-Un and Green Casket, for whom Kevin Darley has been booked.