held up mid-division, headway 3f out, led 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well final furlong, held on
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, kept on nearest finish
chased leaders until ridden, lost place 3f out
towards rear, ridden and headway 3f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, no extra from over 1f out
mid-division, outpaced 4f out, soon ridden and no impression
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on same pace
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, always behind, eased final 2f
towards rear, ridden and kept on final 2f, never on terms
mid-division, lost place over 3f out, soon behind
chased leaders, ridden and lost place 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, led over 3f out to over 2f out, soon ridden, weakening when hampered inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always behind
raced keenly in mid-division, lost pace over 3f out, soon beaten
Loves Travelling , Sporting Gesture, Greenwich Meantime and Bucks are a handful against the field in another wide open affair and the tentative vote goes to Greenwich Meantime. The selection is on a handy mark and shaped as if about to strike when third behind Sahem, this stiff track should suit and with conditions in his favour he will not be far away. Bucks has won his last two races in good style and a reproduction of his form that saw him beat Danakil last time out would see him go close but he will find this harder under another penalty. Sporting Gesture is another in form but he just gave the impression the handicapper had caught up with him when fourth behind Mephisto last time. However with Paul Mulrennan taking off a handy five pounds he is another with definite place claims. Loves Travelling is another that could go well despite top weight. His stable is in top form and he was a fair second behind Trance last time out and he will not mind any rain. Aleron is another in form he was a fair second behind Polar Gem last time and he should appreciate the step up to this longer trip. Of the remainder Mostarsil and Silvertown are from very shrewd yards and are worth noting in the market but for the winner we return to Greenwich Meantime.
