slowly into stride, keen, always towards rear
held up in touch, not much room approaching final furlong, switched right, ran on close home
always prominent, hampered 3f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on
chased leaders, ridden and every chance 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway approaching final furlong, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
led, ran wide 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, weakened halfway
keen, held up in rear, not clear run approaching final furlong, stayed on, never dangerous
with leader, hampered 3f out, ridden and led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
chased leaders over 3f
fly jumped start, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, running on when checked near finish
chased leaders until halfway
Another tricky race to get involved in but General Smith has been slowly running back into form and is given another chance today. Pulse, Jahangir and Monte Verde are taken to fight it out for the places. General Smith does need everything to drop right for him in his races, but he is a useful tool at this level. he represents a trainer who is adept at singling out an opportunity for a sprinter and he looks to be the pick of the Bradley trio on the jockey bookings. Pulse is very closely matched with the selection on a line through Cressex Katie, but he is even more notoriously hard to win with and may have to concede second best to his stablemate today. Monte Verde is likely to be a popular choice from the betting ring but this is a lot tougher than the claimer she won at Bath and she may be found out for toe if the gaps appear for General Smith.