prominent towards outer, every chance 2f out, one pace final furlong, no extra towards finish
raced towards outside, held up, headway and not much room briefly inside final 2f, ran on final furlong, never reached leaders
dwelt, held up, kept on from over 1f out, never near to challenge
chased leaders 4f
pressed leaders towards outside, weakening when hampered inside final 2f, eased when no chance final furlong
raced on outside, always in touch, ridden to lead well over 1f out, in command when idled inside final furlong
keen early, held up, hard ridden and headway over 1f out, finished well to take 3rd near finish
chased leaders to halfway, soon behind
with leader to over 2f out, soon weakened
raced wide, held up, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, no real impression inside final furlong
held up towards outside, headway when hampered and snatched up inside final 2f, rallied under pressure and ran on inside final furlong
slowly away, outpaced and always in rear
broke fast and led against near side rails, edged right under pressure from 2f out, headed well over 1f out, one pace final furlong and lost 3rd near finish
Another tightly-knit handicap and many of the field can be given chances but Mutawaqued has hit a rich vein of form this season and is selected over the equally progressive Cerulean Rose - with Texas Gold and Najeebon also rated as live dangers. Turibius is another to consider but his tendency to miss the kick is off-putting in a race of this nature. Therefore, Mutawaqued, who was a fast finishing third in the Great St Wilfred last month, is a more reliable option in this grade. The five-year-old is a reformed character these days and now seems to conserve all his energies for the racetrack. The gelding's change in attitude has reaped a fair return from his outings this season and he can gain some deserved compensation for his solid effort in defeat at Ripon. Najeebon has a little to prove after failing to shine when well supported at Kempton at the start of this month. But he is still relatively unexposed and may represent a bigger danger to Mutawaqued than Cerulean Rose, whose ran as if held off her current mark at Bath five days ago.