chased winner, ridden 3f out, weakened
stumbled badly at start, held up in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on
held up, ridden 3f out, weakened
soon led, ridden 2f out, went clear inside final furlong, impressive
prominent, dropped to rear 3f out, no extra
held up in touch, took keen hold, ridden and headway 2f out, ran on
The three-year-old Space Tracker faces no easy task in defending an unbeaten record against seasoned handicappers. Fox Champion will be all the better for a run at Chelmsford but ABLE KANE won off a higher mark in the autumn and came right to form when only beaten a neck at Windsor last month. Red Mirage has won both starts since being gelded and switching stables so can’t be ignored but Percy's Lad looks in the handicapper’s grip and Paws For Thought appears out of sorts.
Percy's Lad 33-1 (9-1) Led on near side rail and probably overall, pushed along 3f out, ridden and hung right over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 29, 9 1/4l behind Dark Shift (9-1) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Red Mirage (IRE) 6-1 (8-9) Keen tracked leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out, won at Chester 1m hcp (2) gs in May beating Boosala (9-9) by ns, 10 ran.
Fox Champion (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Held up in touch, niggled along over 2f out, some headway under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on same pace final furlong, 6th of 8, 3 3/4l behind Karibana (9-3) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (3) pol in Jun.
Able Kane 10-3fav (9-10) Led, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed final furlong, headed close home, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 6, nk behind A Sure Welcome (9-5) at Windsor 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Paws For Thought (IRE) 28-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 14th of 16, 12 1/2l behind Ghathanfar (9-0) at Pontefract 6f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Space Tracker (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Went left start, led, edging left from 3f out, hung left across the course from 2f out, runner up went with him and possibly distracted but no contact with that runner, always in command, won at Windsor 1m stks (5) gf in Jun beating Bling On The Music (9-4) by nk, 10 ran.