chased leaders, headway and effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong
mid-division, pushed along halfway, soon weakened
towards rear, never dangerous
led, headed halfway, soon ridden, weakened approaching final furlong
towards rear, headway halfway, hampered over 1f out, no extra final furlong
mid-division, weakened halfway
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, pushed along halfway, kept on under pressure final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
mid-division, hampered halfway, staying on when not much room inside final furlong, no extra
towards rear, never dangerous
mid-division, hampered halfway, soon ridden and no impression
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, no extra towards finish
disputed lead, led halfway, headed inside final furlong, kept on
towards rear, hampered halfway, headway and effort over 1f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, just held
towards rear, headway when not much room over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well final furlong
Kings College Boy can pounce to beat the other two well-drawn fancied runners On The Trail and Mister Mal, with Roman Mistress worth a mention at least. The draw will prove important here as usual, with those drawn high favoured again, and it appears as though Kings College Boy may have the race set up for him by his two main rivals who both like to make the running. On The Trail did just that from a good draw at Pontefract last time, while Mister Mal also dominated at Southwell, but like On The Trail, just hung on in the end. Kings College Boy returned to winning ways at Chester where he did very well to come from off the pace and mow down Endless Summer. Expect a similar effort here, and although he is a bit higher in the weights, his ability to act in the ground is a plus-point. Roman Mistress won a shade cosily at Nottingham but has it to do from stall six, as does old-stager Soaked in five. The selection's stablemate Hout Bay has five lengths to find on Chester running but is consistent enough to challenge for the frame, without being good enough to stop Kings College Boy from following up.