mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed close home
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
always towards rear
in touch, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden and hung left over 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden 4f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong
behind, some headway from over 1f out, never dangerous
mid-division, headway not clear run over 2f out, ridden and switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead close home
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
prominent, lost place over 5f out, rallied over 3f out, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
behind, ridden and not clear run 2f out, soon switched right, kept on one pace
This looks much tougher than the contest that Circassian struggled to win at Catterick at the weekend and he is taken on with Artistic Style, who looks a more reliable sort than Can Can Flyer, who heads the list of alternatives from the remainder. The last mentioned was very well supported in both his last two starts and looked set to deliver before finding one more determined at the finish on each occasion. He looks a dour stayer judged on those performances and the drop in trip might not suit him today. Circassian is sure to be popular, being a potentially well handicapped runner from the Sir Mark Prescott team. However, he really struggled to overhaul some weaker opponents on Saturday and is vulnerable under a penalty, despite his trainer's ability at producing them ready to find more when asked. Therefore, we take him on with Artistic Style, who is on a roll at the moment, having done us a few favours in the last couple of months. A 6lb penalty does not look too harsh considering the progress he has made since the start of the season. So there are more positives than negatives when assuming that Artistic Style can land the hat-trick today.