made all, hung left over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, soon in command, eased close home
chased winner throughout, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong
always last, ridden on inside over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
RUSSIAN REWARD is hard to oppose in this. Paul Cole's charge has gone close on his last three starts now and should have little trouble taking care of today's opposition. Seven Clans showed some improvement when third at Kempton last week but still needs plenty more to match the likely favourite while Earth Goddess has shown nothing so far to suggest she can get involved.
Russian Reward (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Tracked winner, ridden over 3f out, driven to challenge from 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 4, nk behind Nayel (9-5) at Bath 1m mdn stks (5) fm in Jul.
Seven Clans (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 9, 3 1/4l behind Dougan (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Earth Goddess 12-1 (9-0) Bumped start, mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 11, 17 1/4l behind Predominance (9-5) at Chepstow 7f mdn stks (5) sft in Sep.