tracked winner, carried wide on bend 10f out, lost 2nd over 5f out, hard ridden 4f out, soon weakened tailed off
held up last pair, some headway under pressure over 3f out, soon struggling, held up
made all, wide on bend 10f out, pushed along from 4f out, in command over 1f out, stayed on strongly
in touch, driven over 5f out, soon lost place, tailed off when eased final 2f
tracked leaders, hampered on rail and lost place 10f out, effort and driven over 3f out, soon struggling
held up last pair, steady headway from 5f out, effort over 2f out, soon no impression
close up, ridden and lost place 6f out, no chance after
held up, headway under pressure from 3f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner
There is not really that much strength-in-depth here and Sir Mark Prescott appears to have found One Off a good opportunity to land the four-timer. Moonshine Beach, Humdinger and Forever My Lord can scrap it out for the minor honours. But One Off, who needs plenty of rousting along in his races, is an improving sort and he should find this next step up in trip playing to his strengths. The Barathea gelding will keep his supporters on the edge of their seats if his past performances are anything to go by, but his willingness to knuckle down makes him the stand out selection against some inconsistent types. The fact that a handful of the opposition have recent placed form to their name could also ensure that One Off goes off at backable odds.