slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
prominent, led after 3f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased
led after 2f, headed after 3f, stayed prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, headed entering final furlong, ran on
held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, led entering final furlong, ran on
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
pulled hard, in touch, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
led 2f, stayed prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
The draw has been kind to Asiatic and, assuming that he takes the step up in trip in his stride, he could take plenty of pegging back today. The Roger Charlton-trained Rarefied and the unexposed filly, Marine City, are others to place high on the shortlist, while Dumfries has a fair chance of reversing the form with the first named on these terms and any market confidence will be significant. However, Asiatic hails from a yard that excels with horses of his profile and the step up to this distance should bring the best out of him. The anticipated cut in the ground should also not be a problem for Asiatic and a bold bid is expected.