led far side, clear 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
prominent far side, one pace final furlong
raced far side, always prominent, chased leader, led inside final furlong, ran on well
led stands' side, ridden 2f out, no chance with far side final 1 1/2f
lost 10L at start, never a factor
prominent, chased leader stand side, hung badly right 2f out, soon weakened
raced stands' side, chased leader and ridden 2f out, no chance with far side group last 1 1/2f
prominent far side, ridden and weakened 3f out
raced stands' side, never dangerous
raced far side, never near leaders
taken down early, raced far side, never a factor
raced centre, always behind
Brevity is fancied to gain compensation for an unlucky defeat at Brighton last week. Making good headway from the rear of the field he encountered some traffic problems in going down by three and a half lengths to Swino. Granted better luck in running and with an extra half furlong to travel, he can land the spoils in a weak looking race. Charming Lotte benefitted from the strong handling of Pat Eddery when landing a seller at Pontefract recently, but is not certain to show the same eagerness today, while Shudder ran second in a similar race at Brighton last time and has a fair chance of reaching the frame once again. Rafters Music has been quite busy on the all-weather this winter, winning a fair race at Southwell in February and he does not look too harshly treated on his return to turf, so he could well prove the biggest threat to the selection.