chased leaders, effort and every chance over 1f out, soon hung left, unable to quicken inside final furlong
chased leaders, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden half way, badly hampered and snatched up over 1f out, not recover
mid-division, ridden and hampered over 1f out, not recover
dwelt, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, some headway under pressure, eased inside final furlong
led 1st furlong, remained close up, ridden and led again inside final furlong, ran on
broke well, led after 1f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace
slowly into stride, behind, headway and not clear run approaching final furlong, still plenty to do when switched right, 1f out, ran on strongly nearest finish
hampered start, towards rear, ridden halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, behind, headway and not clear run from over 1f out, ran on near finish
slowly into stride, always towards rear
We'll take a chance here on Guns Blazing, with Tappit, Pulse, Lady Pekan and Taboor being others to consider in a tricky contest. The selection is a course and distance winner who now races from just a one-pound higher mark than for his last win. Knowing that a horse acts well on this idiosyncratic track is a useful pointer when assessing the race. As such, course winner Tappit, who will be wearing cheekpieces today and is back on a winning mark, has to be given consideration, as does Pulse, who is just two-pounds higher than his best winning mark and is a course and distance scorer. While Lady Pekan has never won here, she holds very solid claims based on her good second to Cape Royal at Epsom - which is not dissimilar to this track - last time and looks very reasonably weighted. Taboor, with Kieren Fallon booked, can be given a squeak, as could Yorkie, were it not for the fact that he is probably better at six furlongs. As we say, it's a tricky race, and one in which we will side with Guns Blazing.