tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, chased leader 3f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed close home
tracked leaders and soon steadied, hard ridden 4f out, headway when hung left 2f out, not clear run final furlong, switched right, ran on to lead close home
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, always towards rear
led, ridden and headed approaching 1f out, no extra
mid-division, headway on outside to 4f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out
There's not a great deal of solid form to go on here, and it is probably worth taking a chance that John Gosden's Mujarad is fit enough to do himself justice on his seasonal debut. He shaped well in both of his maidens last season, and providing he handles this fast surface, is probably the safest bet. Clive Brittain's Estimate would be a big danger if reproducing the form of her third at Warwick last year, but ran too badly on her reappearance to warrant any support this time. Of the remainder, Andrew Balding's Desert Arc was only a modest performer in bumpers and a bigger danger could be Mark Johnston's Theorist, who looked backward as a two-year-old and seems sure to improve on his sole start at Ripon.