held up, always towards rear, ridden over 4f out, soon tailed off
prominent to 6f out, soon tailed off, pulled up inside final furlong
keen and soon led, hard rirden inside final furlong, headed close home
prominent, soon ridden along, ridden and lost place over 5f out, soon behind
led early, headed and soon chasing leader, ridden and edged left 1f out, hard ridden to lead close home
held up rear, headway 5f out to go 3rd, ridden and weakened over 3f out
held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, pulled up and dismounted inside final furlong
This appears to boil down to a match between Laabbij and Redi, with the latter edging the vote of confidence as the Luca Cumaini-trained colt looks the more straightforward of the two. Not many of the rest appeal as likely types to wade in with in the search for an upset, although Lyes Green has a stamina-packed pedigree and can give some of the more exposed runners a bit to think about here. Chapelco being one, as his latest effort was far from inspiring and it will be a poor handicap that comes his way. Laabbij was also far from convincing when he was fitted with blinkers for the first time when he raced at Windsor 10 days ago. He was slow to start and then found zero for pressure when popped a question near the finish. The step up in trip should help but he does not look one to be relying on too heavily. Redi improved when he was tried over a mile and a half at Epsom at the start of this month and, with that experience under his belt, he holds enough of an edge over his main rival to be given the nod tonight.