held up in rear, headway 3f out, ridden in every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
always towards rear
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, run on
with leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, led 1f out, driven out
A number of these hold solid claims but Dissident is holding his form well and edges a narrow verdict over Mexican Pete, Mr Lear and Jeepstar, who are hard to split on the bits of form that bring them together. However, Astrocharm also arrives here with his confidence boosted after winning at Newmarket and is sure to attract plenty of interest now that he has proved himself over the trip. It would be dangerous to read too much into his performance at headquarters though as the pace was not a strong one and he looks vulnerable in this company. Mr Lear comes here after a spell over hurdles and, like Mexican Pete, will not go down without a fight. Even so, Dissident has done very little wrong of late and he may have too much resilience for them all now that he is send back over his right trip.