close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on
in touch, effort over 2f out, one-paced final furlong
close up, weakening when not much room 2f out
towards rear, pushed along halfway, some headway final furlong, never dangerous
led, edged right and headed 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well to lead again inside final furlong
behind, ridden and outpaced halfway, stayed on final furlong
towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and effort, kept on same pace final furlong (wore cheek pieces)
pulled hard, tracked winner, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, n extra towards finish
towards rear, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden halfway, no impression final 2f
A competitive line up for a valuable contest with a number of lightly raced and potentially well treated types in opposition but TEAMtalk preference is for Devious Boy. Patrick Haslam's charge has won three times on the track and has run creditably in the face of a stiff task in conditions events of late so should go well under a useful 5lb-claiming apprentice. Summer Lightning landed a 5f handicap here earlier in the month (Intellibet One and Robwillcall held) before finishing a fine second of 18 in a tough Doncaster nursery next time. The daughter of Tamure should give another good account despite a subsequent 4lb rise while B A Highflyer found trouble in running last time and is better than the bare form suggests so is another to consider.