tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, ridden and effort over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, not quicken well inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along and lost place 3f out, soon beaten
tracked leader, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway 4f out, soon pushed along, ridden to lead 2f out, edged right, kept on under pressure final furlong
held up mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace
held up mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway and effort over 1f out, kept on
towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden over 6f out, kept on same pace final 2f (wore cheek pieces)
towards rear, never dangerous
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, brief effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
A wide-open contest which presents a difficult task for punters with so many in with chances. The TEAMtalk selection Michaels Dream is in good form at present and should relish this drop back in trip after running a solid race over two furlongs further at Redcar last time. This race presents him with his ideal conditions and he should give a good account of himself. Thunder Canyon is closely matched with the selection on that last run and is an obvious danger while top-weight Garw Valley is lightly-raced and open to improvement and should appreciate this ease in class. Toni Alcala is finding it difficult to find the winner's enclosure at present and is likely to have to settle for minor honours again off his current mark.