mid-division, ridden over halfway, no impression
behind, ridden halfway, kept on 2f out, nearest finish
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride towards rear, ridden over 3f out, some headway final furlong, never nearer
behind, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
raced alone stand side, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
always behind
slowly into stride, always towards rear
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
With the ground on the soft side, high numbers are likely to be favoured here, so Viewforth gets the vote in a trappy opener, with Peppiatt, Bodfari Pride and Redoubtable others to consider. The selection, one of two in the race trained by Linda Perratt, has shown good speed on all three starts so far this season and can be expected to run well from stall 14. The five-year-old won three times in a row on soft ground here last season, and is now only a pound higher than the last of those wins. Peppiatt cannot be recommended with any great confidence, as he has not won for a long time but he is reasonably treated, has a good draw and will relish these conditions so it would be no surprise to see this nine-year-old run well at a big price. Redoubtable is another old-stager who is on a fair mark and likely to feature prominently from stall 18, while Bodfari Pride tends to do most of his winning in plating company, but this is a seller in all but name and he is in better form than a number of these so could also come into the reckoning.