held up mid-division, ridden and some headway over 2f out, eased when beaten final furlong
pulled hard and held up last, ridden on rail and headway 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
held up in touch, smooth headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out
prominent, ridden on outside 3f out, weakened final furlong
outpaced early, headway and short of room over 2f out, switched left over 1f out, strong run final furlong, not reached winner (unlucky)
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led and pulled hard, ridden 2f out, headed inside 1f out
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
Competitive stuff with plenty of improvers but Inverness makes plenty of appeal at the expense of Border Edge and Anna Walhaan. James Fanshawe's charge had few problems in posting a winning handicap debut at Newmarket after a promising reappearance in a Kempton maiden that has yielded plenty of winners. Border Edge hails from a relatively unfashionable stable but it would be rude to crab two victories in handicaps at Windsor and Bath. Today represents a step up in class and the market must be watched. Adobe finished infront of him at Bath and now is much better off at the weights if the apprentices' claims are taken into account. Anna Walhaan has done nothing this year and has run a couple of stormers in defeat. A third to Passing Glance at Epsom looks very decent form in the context of this contest and she had previously lowered a few colours when finishing fourth at 50/1 in a Class C race at the track in May. Finished Article would have a serious chance if back to his best. The mile at Goodwood suits but his recent form has been a let down. Mad Carew was in rude health on the all-weather a few months ago and is on a favourable turf mark. We though will stick with the in-form James Fanshawe team and suggest Inverness as the most likely winner.
