always prominent, led narrowly 2f out, headed entering final furlong, not quicken
behind, ridden 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on final furlong
soon pushed along in rear, stayed on under pressure from over 1f out, never going pace to reach leaders
led until narrowly headed 2f out, driven to regain lead entering final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 150 yards
held up towards rear, headway on outside inside final 2f, led final 150 yards, quickened clear
prominent over 4f, eased when no chance final furlong, tailed off
slowly into stride, raced on outer towards rear, hung left to stand side over 3f out, not on terms after (bit slipped)
tracked leaders, switched right to inside rail over 2f out, hard driven and one pace over 1f out
behind, pushed along on outer 3f out, one pace final 2f
in mid-division, driven along and no impression final 2f
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong but never dangerous
held up and always behind, struggling final 3f
close-up on outer, hard ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
in mid-division, behind final 3f
unruly and unseated rider leaving paddock, slowly into stride, always behind
held up in mid-division, hard ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and kept on from over 1f out but never dangerous
Despite the size of the field, Succession can reel off another win for her in-form trainer, with Innocent Splendour, Secret Pact and Something Exciting just three lively dangers. The Sir Mark Prescott-trained Succession gained her third consecutive victory when scoring at Musselburgh at the weekend, and this half-sister to Listed race winner Succinct is still on the upgrade. The fast ground will suit and her trainer's record in nurseries speaks for itself. Innocent Splendour won very well at Folkestone last time, and with Frankie Dettori going hammer and tongs for the title, she can go close along with Secret Pact who although not beating much at Catterick, showed that she can handle a large field. Something Exciting produced a smart turn of foot when scoring at Salisbury but might be better with more give underfoot. Press Express is worthy of a mention as well with his stable in good order still, and Verbier is lightly-raced and open to further improvement as well. However, a seven-pound penalty is unlikely to stop Succession from making a bold bid to add to her tally, and she gets the vote in the opener.
