pressed leader, led 3f out, headed well over 1f out, immediately outpaced by winner
keen hold, with leaders after 1f, weakened rapidly over 2f out, tailed off
led to 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, no extra from well over 1f out
dwelt, held up, smooth headway over 2f out, led on bit well over 1f out, drew clear final furlong, heavily eased final 100 yards
soon pushed along in rear, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, no impression
An uncompetitive contest and, barring mishaps, this appears at the mercy of Crown Counsel who has outstanding claims. The Amanda Perrett-trained colt was a highly promising second of 26 behind a well regarded type in a Newmarket maiden on his debut last October and was then far from disgraced when a close third at Leicester. A reproduction of either effort should prove more than enough to prevail against some moderate rivals. Kanga is exposed as being plating class and has been well beaten on the all-weather of late so Downtime, who has shown little to date but is a lightly raced type open to further improvement, may be the one for the forecast.
