took keen hold, held up in touch, cahsed leaders 4f out, driven to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, ridden out
pulled hard, held up behind, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace from over 1f out
led after 2f, headed after 5f, stayed prominent, lost touch over 4f out, weakened
led for 2f, stayed prominent until weakened 4f out, soon tailed off
prominent, led after 5f, stayed on strongly under pressure, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on but never troubled leaders
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, kept on, nearest at finish
held up in mid-division, ridden 5f out, one pace final 2f, never dangerous
tracked leaders early, stayed prominent to over 5f out, soon lost touch, tailed off over 3f out
The John Dunlop-trained Race The Ace took the step up to this trip in his stride at Sandown last time and is readily preferred over Sharadi and Pangloss, who have at least shown that they have a race within them somewhere along the line. A case can also be made for Wyoming, who is still open to improvement and looks worth a try at this trip. Not many of the rest have really caught the eye of yet and are hard to recommend. Nevertheless, moves for any should not be dismissed and the clues from the betting are likely to tell their own story. Not least surrounding Race The Ace, who sets the standard officially, according to the BHB ratings, and will rarely be presented with a better chance to carry top weight to victory than this.
