held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led final furlong, edged left and kept on under pressure
close up, ridden over 2f out, every chance final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed final furlong, no extra
towards rear, never dangerous
Although he is open to improvement, Afeef looks to face a stiff task on his handicap debut and has a bit to do at the weights today. That said this will not take much winning and it would be no surprise to see Kevin Darley drive him home. Blooming Lucky and Cumbrian Carleton are others to consider.