led, quickened pace over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on until headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
towards rear, brought wide and ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, driven along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
towards rear, smooth progress on inner 2f out, switched right approaching final furlong, ran on and nearest at finish
mid-division, not much room over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
towards rear, headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
prominent, pushed along over 4f out, effort over 2f out, no impression
mid-division, not clear run over 2f out, never near to challenge
steadied at start, always behind
tracked leaders, not clear run over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
A tricky race to fathom but, Sergeant Cecil has been banging on the door lately and is selected to gain some sort of revenge on Luca Cumani for his Goodwood defeat by edging out the improving Lost Soldier Three. There are a number of the others that hold claims and money for Yoksha, Star Member or Midas Way, could reap dividends for each-way backers, while Supremacy has got to be respected as he drops in class and, in truth, will find this level of competition more to his liking after being found out in Group and Listed races in his last two starts. He does however, have to give a fair amount of weight away today and will do very well to prevail on these terms. Conversely Lost soldier Three and Yoksha have featherweights to carry and will be very hard to get past if they run up to their recent level. Nevertheless Sergeant Cecil is proving to be a very reliable character in this sort of race and it is his battle hardened resilience that swings the vote in his favour for us this afternoon.