held up, headway 2f out, strong challenge under pressure inside final furlong, kept on well towards finish, not reach winner
held up and well off the pace, headway under pressure 2f out, never reached challenging position
prominent, ridden to chase winner halfway to over 1f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride and held up in rear, never near leaders
in touch, pushed along halfway, soon hung left and no extra
made all, pushed 4 lengths clear 2f out, shaken up final furlong, just held on, all out
held up in rear, headway under pressure 2f out, never reached challenging position
close up until hung left and weakened from 2f out
chased winner to halfway, weakened over 2f out
The drop to this trip may not be ideal for Doctored as he bids to land a quick-fire hat-trick, so marginal preference is given to Another Glimpse, who is back on a winning mark after struggling to make an impact at a slightly higher grade. Of the rest: Firework is respected and can never be confidently ruled out when he has his ground, while Tayif has been revitalised by Andrew Reid and would be dangerous to dismiss too quickly in race of this nature. However, he has a little to find with the selection on their all weather form and he is not the most reliable of horses to be recommending for a big stakes play. Therefore, we return to Another Glimpse as he fits the exact criteria required to concede weight to lesser rivals this afternoon.