slowly into stride, held up in midfield, headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well
slowly into stride, towards rear, never dangerous
held up in touch, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace
missed break, held up in touch, effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, never dangerous
held up in mid-division, pushed along 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f
led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, held up in midfield, headway 2f out, soon ridden and effort, kept on under pressure final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, never dangerous
missed break, held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3f out, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
towards rear, never dangerous
towards rear, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra approaching final furlong
Pepper Road gets the tentative vote for the race although Night Market and Gifted Flame hold claims. While Becky Bastiman's mount has to contend with a low draw on this occasion, the horse has been in good form of late and certainly knows how to win at this track. Night Market is an infrequent winner but the partnership have been successful in the past in a similar contest. Gifted Flame was giving away 15lb to Pepper Road when finishing 2.5 lengths behind. Today there is only an 8lbs differential. Kelseas Kolby is exposed as plating class but did well to beat Johnny Ebeneezer at Leicester. Paul Blockley's runners are showing glimpses of a return to form but the low draw could have been better. Magic Mamma's Too has a top amateur booked so is sure to be popular while Firozi is another for the short list. Noble Pursuit has not won for two seasons but is at least proven on fast ground. Rainstorm is better over further but goes well for this jockey. A minefield for placepot players in which Pepper Road has the best overall form and is given the nod.