held up final furlong, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final half furlong
pulled hard with leader, ridden 3f out, led over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, stayed on well final furlong (nearest finish)
prominent, ridden 3f out, challenged over 1f out, every chance final furlong, not quicken
mid-division, ridden well over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
soon led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, no impression
held up in mid division, ridden on outside over 2f out, one pace
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
Lord of The East can gain another course and distance success, with Franksalot and Captain Saif two main dangers. Lord of The East was given a great ride by David McCabe when beating subsequent dual-scorer Alchemist Master at Thirsk in June and since then has performed with credit since being dropped back to six furlongs, being placed twice here at Epsom. The step up another furlong in distance should see David Nicholls' five-year-old make a bold bid to gain his fifth course win, and as this is a claimer he has nothing to fear. Locally trained Franksalot goes well on these type of tracks, while Captain Saif has taken on far better company in the past so should be more than capable of making his presence felt. Lord of The East is very consistent though and gets the nod.