tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
dwelt, soon chasing leaders, switched right 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble winner
chased leaders 3f, soon weakened
towards rear, soon pushed along, some headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, not much room and lost place 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, effort over 1f out, soon weakened
A fascinating affair where it's hard to be to dogmatic but Beckermet is taken to supplement an impressive success over the course and distance and is narrowly preferred to Bigalos Bandit and Amazin. Bigalos Bandit was squeezed out in a top two-year-old race at Beverley last time but nonetheless was not beaten far by Bolton Hall. Beaten by a John Gosden hotpot at Doncaster before that he had earlier won on his debut at Redcar. Amazin landed the odds at Kempton last time but had to be ridden out to do so and wasn't particularly impressive. Paul Blockley's Oh Dara was backed as if defeat was out of the question at Catterick and obliged in fine style and could be anything but this represents a step up in class. The selection is Beckermet-he has met defeat only once in his last four starts, and that was when beaten by Roger Charlton's Pike Bishop. He clearly likes the track, and his win last time was so impressive that he gets the vote.
