mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, staying on when not much room towards finish
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
behind, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on not reached leaders
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly
mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
not much room soon after start, behind, ridden and some headway over 2 out, soon weakened and eased
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, just held on
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
A tough handicap where there is plenty of pace all the way along the stalls. However, Glaramara has come up against some top-class rivals in his races to date and could provide the key to a very tricky race. There are dangers aplenty though, and the selection will have to deal with the likes of Appalachian Trail, Zonus and Free Tip, who are all likely to be vying for a handy position as soon as they can get over to the inside rail. Another who will be hard to peg back is Oasis Star, who, along with Cello, shares the best of the draw and arrives here on the back of a very solid performance when winning a warm handicap at Newmarket last month. However, the daughter of Desert King does have to keep on improving and she is reluctantly passed over today. This brings us back to Glaramara, who fared much better than many pundits were predicting when he finished tenth in the 2000 Guineas; a good eight lengths in front of Three Valleys and Barbajuan. With all due respect, Alan Bailey's charge faces nothing of the class of those sort of rivals here and, with Kieren Fallon keeping faith with him, he has plenty in his favour as he bids to justify his official billing as one of the best horses in the race.
