behind, lost touch 6th, pulled up before 2 out
held up mid-division, headway 6th, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, no impression when not fluent last
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, lost place after 4th, behind from 3 out
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened next
soon behind, never dangerous
held up mid-division, chased leaders after 3 out, kept on same pace from next, never on terms
in touch, disputed lead 3rd, led next, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure
towards rear when blundered and unseated rider 4th
led to 2nd, chased leaders until lost place 5th, soon beaten
in touch, outpaced after 3 out, soon ridden and no impression
held up in rear, headway 6th, slight lead approaching 2 out, ridden and headed last, kept on under pressure flat
in touch, led 2nd to 4th, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened
The top three on the racecard can fight this one out and we take Beaugency to score, with Humid Climate and Archirondel to emerge as his main rivals. The selection comes from the in-form yard of Richard Guest, who may well have found a good opportunity here at one of his local tracks. He was handled very patiently when staying on for second on his British debut at Wetherby last time out, hurdled well, and looks very much like there will be a fair bit more to come for that experience. Humid Climate is officially rated the best of these and can also go well. He will go on the ground and has track experience here, but he has has a number of attempts and has not achieved anything special yet and he may well succumb once more. Archirondel has the form to also be involved here, and is another who will act on the faster ground, but he has a bit to prove after his latest start, and we take Beaugency to continue the Guest run of form.
