chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
raced wide, in touch, no impression final 2f
soon outpaced in rear, switched left to inner over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on well towards finish
outpaced early, headway 2f out, driven and ran on to lead final 100 yards
soon chased leader, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, driven and headed 1f out, weakened final furlong
hampered on rails and lost place after 1f, never dangerous after
chased leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, not quicken and headed final 100 yards
The booking of Johnny Murtagh is a positive move for Byo and the partnership are fancied to edge this tight handicap over Guns Blazing and Port St Charles, who are both speedy individuals that should play leading roles if they run up to form. So too should JayanJay, whose latest run was given a significant boost when Celtic Mill won a Listed race at Windsor earlier this week. However, the Brook Sanders-trained gelding went up 2lb for that effort and he will have to work very hard to overcome top weight today. In truth, Byo is also edging back up the weights and will have to post a recent best to take the lion's share of the prize-money today. However, as the gelding, a previous course and distance winner, appears to like his racing at this track, he is given the vote while his confidence is still on a high after his gutsy success at Haydock a week ago. A poor draw has not hindered Byo when he has raced here before and, as this is more or less his grade, he should make another bold bid again here.