chased winner throughout, ridden, strong challenge final 100 yards, found no extra, held towards finish
chased leading pair, hard ridden 2f out, no impression, lost 3rd last half furlong
quickly away, crossed to rail, soon led, driven over 1f out, strongly pressed final 100 yards, found extra, in command towards finish
soon well off the pace, ridden in rear, driven 2f out, stayed on take 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading pair
soon well off the pace in 4th, driven 2f out, soon beaten
It could be worth taking a chance here on Pic Up Sticks; the list of dangers is headed by Even Bolder, Danjet and Regal Royale. The selection is not one to place maximum faith in as he has been a little disappointing of late. However, he is well-treated on the pick of his form and he has his optimum ground conditions so he could be the value pick. Even Bolder has yet to win over this trip, but he wasn't beaten far at Lingfield last time and a reproduction of that effort would see him in the shake-up. Danjet won well last time but she has a 6lbs penalty to overcome here and that may just find her out. Regal Royale won well here last time but his overall strike-rate suggests that he may be one to swerve on his follow-up bid. Pic Up Sticks looks the one to be with and he is put forward as the value pick.
