held up in rear, headway on outer over 3f out, driven 2f out, soon no impression and beaten
led, ridden 3f out, joined 2f out, headed over 1f out, not quickened final furlong
chased leader, effort 2f out, driven to lead narrowly over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
close up, ridden to chase leading pair 2f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
held up in rear, one pace and no impression when not much room final 2f
in touch until weakened over 3f out
chased leaders, hard driven and lost 3rd 2f out, no extra under pressure
held up, effort 3f out, one pace and no impression over 1f out
pulled hard, held up in rear, headway on outside to chase leaders from 4f out, driven and beaten over 1f out
We give the vote here to Dash For Cover ahead of Eastborough and Miss Pebbles. This is no an easy race to solve as many of the runners - including Easter Ogil, Galloway Mac and Cuddles - come here fit from the all-weather. If they can sustain their form on Turf then they can be given chances but we prefer to side with Dash For Cover. The Richard Hannon-trained gelding ended last season on a high by winning a Salisbury maiden . Admittedly, his handicap efforts last year were disappointing but he ought to have progressed from three to four years of age and we'll take the chance that he has. Many of these look to be much of a muchness really. Galloway Mac won a modest event at Southwell last time, while Cuddles, who was quite highly tried on occasion last season, and Pure Speculation have, basically, been disappointing. It could be that the time to catch Miss Pebbles is when she is fresh, as she ran well when runner-up in an Ascot maiden last season before her form tailed off. Eastborough seemed to come back to form on the all-weather in recent months and has Turf form from two years ago that would give him a very good chance of winning if he can race again to that level. However, overall, we'll stick with the two Richards - Hannon and Hughes - to register another win with Dash For Cover.
