tracked leaders, made headway over 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, ridden and ran on final furlong
in touch, driven and outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure to go 2nd towards finish
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
chased leaders, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden and stumbled 3f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, outpaced halfway, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong never nearer
slowly into stride and behind, headway on outside 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
Just nine runners go to post here but it is one of the trickiest races on the card and with slight trepidation the vote goes to Doctrine, with Musical Lyrics and Chicago Bond noted as live dangers. John Gosden's topweight landed the odds in a Yarmouth maiden last time following two promising efforts at Goodwood and Nottingham, and with further improvement expected , this daughter of Barathea should run well. Chicago Bond gets into the handicap on a very reasonable mark after finishing close up behind hot pot Lake Garda last time out, and Brian Smart's filly has to be considered. Musical Lyrics has also been given a chance by the handicapper after showing a great deal of promise behind Model Figure at Redcar. In a very open affair Dry Wit and Sinora Wood are also worth a mention but Doctrine is given the nod ahead of Musical Lyrics and Chicago Bond.
