held up, headway 1f out, strong run and edged right inside final furlong, led final strides
slowly into stride, behind, headway on inner over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on
towards rear, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
led after 2f, headed over 2f out, kept on same pace
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, headway 5f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra
chased leader until weakened 2f out
mid-division, not clear run over 1f out, switched left, stayed on
slowly into stride, soon in touch, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra when caught final strides
mid-division on outer, weakened well over 1f out
in touch, headway 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
led for 2f, chased leaders until weakened 2f out
Milton Bradley has a seriously good record in races of this nature at this course and we take the hint with Johannian, who is selected over the lightly weighted Knickyknackienoo, Burgundy and Londoner, who are all entitled to respected at a track that should suit each with their style of running. The last named comes here on the back of a confidence boosting win at Lingfield, where today's jockey yet again showed her worth in the saddle. However, this one-time favourite for the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham has never been the most reliable horse to follow and others make slightly more appeal. Burgundy and Knickyknackienoo have already enjoyed a good season and arriver with sound claims at this level. The latter especially, as he has a feather weight to carry today and should reverse recent form with Londoner on these terms. However, Johannian has dropped to a remarkably fair mark on the best of his past achievements and, considering that he was 33lb higher in the ratings two years ago, would only need to recapture a glimmer of that ability to sweep past this lot here. His recent form has been most encouraging and Johannian is given another chance to come good in this low-grade affair.