chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden into 4th 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway in 8th 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened entering straight
always towards rear, tailed off
held up towards rear, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace
towards rear early, 10th halfway, headway in 7th 3f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on final furlong to press winner close home
mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden into 6th 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out
chased leader in 2nd, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened entering straight
rear of mid-division, some headway in 10th 2f out, ridden in 9th over 1f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden into 7th 2f out, no extra over 1f out
mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden in 9th 2f out, soon no extra
led, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong
ANDANTINO, a half-brother to the very useful Astronomer Royal, has been a major disappointment to date but being a son of Giant's Causeway he can be expected to do better in his second season and this isn't the most difficult of starts. Ghetto Gospel showed nothing in his first campaign but made a promising return behind Petit Chou here last month and looks on a fair mark. The German bred Simon Bolivar was always likely to do better as a three-year-old and begins the campaign on a lowly mark while the Rahy mare Emrani hails from a top-class middle-distance family and any victory would be a boost to her paddock value.
