in touch, went 2nd 5f out, chased winner, and hung right over 1f out, edged left and strong challenge inside final furlong, just failed
in touch, smooth headway, led on bit 3f out, idle inside final furlong, hard ridden to hold on near finish, all out
in touch, effort on outer when slightly hampered over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leader, led 5f out to 3f out, weakened rapidly
in touch, no extra final 2f
led to 5f out, weakened rapidly
in touch on outer, hard ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, pushed along 4f out, weakened, well behind final 2f
Loves Travelling lost no caste in defeat behind Classic Millennium at York last week and has to be respected off the same mark today but, at the forecast odds, we would rather look elsewhere and prefer to side with Made In Japan, who gets the vote over Coup de Chance. The last mentioned, who was formerly trained in Ireland, has been given a chance by the handicapper and may appreciate the faster surface here than on his two previous starts in this country. Persephone Heights, on the other hand, would prefer more cut in the ground and has struggled under similar conditions since winning a handicap at Newmarket in August. The consistent pair of Heneseys Leg and Ellovamul are others to consider but may be a shade high in the weights now and we prefer to take a chance with Made In Japan. Mikael Magnusson's gelding was unlucky not to land a gamble over this trip on the Polytrack at Lingfield last week when the winner got first run and has obvious claims off the same mark. Provided that he can reproduce the form back on turf, Made In Japan looks worth a bet.