held up in rear, steady headway on outside from 3f out, chased winner approaching final furlong until not quicken inside final furlong, kept on
held up in mid-division, good headway on rails when hampered over 1f out, kept on, not recover
led to 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, not clear run 3f out, headway and close up over 1f out, no extra final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out
raced keenly, chased leader until weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, challenged from 2f out, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, not quicken
soon pushed along and in mid-division, headway towards outer over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out
behind, pushed along on outer 4f out, stayed on under pressure final 2f, never going pace to trouble leaders
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge and chased winner briefly over 1f out, not quicken final furlong
close up until weakened over 2f out
slowly away, behind, not clear run inside final 2f to inside final furlong, finished well, not recover
in touch, not clear run from over 2f out, ran on final furlong, not recover
held up towards rear, not clear run from over 2f out to inside final furlong, ran on, not recover
tracked leaders, weakening when badly hampered towards inner over 1f out
behind, kept on final 2f, never dangerous
slow into stride, always behind, struggling final 3f
The draw could have been a little kinder to Gatwick, but he has shown sufficient progression for him to be given the vote over the likes of Instructor and Cello, who are both capable of giving the selection plenty to think about if they run up to form. The same comments apply to Sew'n'so Character and Desert Dreamer, who are very closely matched on their Chester reappearance efforts, and both are worth monitoring in the betting market as things unfold. Woody Valentine is another to throw into the mix as he is very well berthed in stall 16 and hails from a yard that have an impeccable record with their runners at this course. The Woodman gelding scored in bloodless fashion on heavy ground at Pontefract and looks sure to go well if handling this firmer surface. The same comments apply to his stablemate, Never Will, whose seasonal form has a solid feel to it and he should make a bold bid in spite of his 6lb penalty today. However, he has the worst of the draw to contend with and is reluctantly passed over for that reason. In contrast, Gatwick will not need to work so hard to be on the speed from his position down the middle of the track and it not be surprising to see Richard Quinn try to get him handy at an early stage. The son of Ali Royal, whose third at Newbury looks as sound a piece of form as anything else on offer in the race, is open to bags of improvement and, considering that he has yet to finish out of the money in any of his previous starts, he will be very hard to get past here.
