held up behind, under pressure over 2f out, effort on outside over 1f out, stayed on final furlong but not pace to challenge
tracked leader, led halfway, hard ridden over 1f out, headed final 50 yards and no extra
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, no impression on leaders afterwards
soon led, headed to halfway, stayed prominent until weakened 2f out
held up fourth, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place and well behind over 2f out
held up towards rear, headway 4f out to chase leaders, soon ridden and weakened over 2f out
close up, chased leader over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up behind, switched to outside 3f out, no impression on leaders from over 1f out
held up last, headway over 2f out, steady run from over 1f out, led final 50 yards cleverly
This isn't a strong contest and Analyze, who has plenty in hand over his rivals on official ratings, should have little trouble getting back to winning ways. He has his optimum conditions here (10-furongs on fast ground), although he does need forgiving a poor effort at Yarmouth last time. He can be followed home by Gabor, who showed promise on fast ground over hurdles last year, and could prove to be a cheap claim in this for someone to have a bit of fun with jumping. Archirondel wasn't beaten far over course and distance earlier this month in quite a competitive handicap, but if this was a handicap, he would be receiving 14lbs of the selection. None of the others can be fancied on these these terms, so Analyze looks to have a straightforward task.