held up in rear, headway over 1f out, led 1f out, driven out
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
close up, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders over 5f
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on
slowly into stride, outpaced and behind, headway and not clear run inside final furlong, finished well
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
A good competitive finale to the Brighton card can go to Head Boy, who is preferred over Russian Ruby, Princess Ismene and Nick's grey, who are all respected in their claims. The same sentiments apply to Regulated, who hails from a yard that have enjoyed a fruitful spell of late and cannot be confidently ruled out of a place at least. However, Head Boy, who is quite closely matched with Russian Ruby on their Lingfield form despite the revised terms, arrives here on a very lenient mark and can exploit the assessor's leniency if he is allowed to settle into his rhythm. The son of Forzando had too much of a finishing kick for his rivals at Lingfield last time and, with the likelihood of the race again being run to suit his come-from-behind style, he can make the most of a good opening at this level. A move Shinko Femme will be interesting for each way money.
