made all, shaken up 2f out, ridden 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along 5f out, ran green over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent early, settled in touch, weakened 5f out
prominent, pressed winner 5f out until over 2f out, one paced inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, headway 5f out, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f
slowly into stride, held up, ridden 3f out, never dangerous
chased winner for 2f, lost place 4f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, every chance 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
Not a race that will take much winning and Anticipating gets the vote with Glencoyle and Macaroni Gold the chief dangers. Andrew Balding's Anticipating is a well bred colt who showed promise on his sole juvenile start last year and again on his recent comeback when third behind a useful yardstick at Thirsk earlier this month. Sure to be sharper for the outing, this race looks within his compass before tackling handicaps. Macaroni Gold and Glencoyle are others who are entitled to improve on what they have achieved to date while Loyal offered little in two starts last year but can be expected to shine over this trip and should be noted in the exchanges.
