chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
slowly away, towards rear, ridden 2f out, headway and edged left from over 1f out, kept on
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden halfway, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
slowly away, soon switched right, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression
towards rear, ridden halfway, weakening and edged left over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, one pace, no impression final furlong
chased winner, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, one pace and no impression
mid-division, effort halfway, weakened final furlong
behind, ridden halfway, weakening when hampered over 1f out
There is absolutely no reason to expect that the draw bias towards the far rail will not come into play again so a chance is taken with previous course and distance winner Laurel Dawn, who edges the narrowest of votes over Blessingindisguise, College Hippy and Efimac, who can do their bit to make this a truly run affair. There are numerous other dangers though and notes should be taken on the likes of Loughlorien and Fairgame Man, who are both well treated at present but face no easy task in getting competitive from their low draws. Therefore, we return to Laurel Dawn, who has acted really well when he has enjoyed the benefit of the bias on the far side in the past. The six-year-old can be a bit of a monkey in the preliminaries and it will be no surprise to see him make a bit of a fuss on the way to the start. However, it is what he does in the race that matters and as one that likes to have his own way up front, Laurel Dawn will be very hard to overhaul if he can nab the advantage on the rail from the outset.