prominent early, settled mid-division, some headway 3 out, one-paced 4 out
prominent until 5th, led next, clear led 7th, driven along 2 out, headed approaching last, rallied run in
always in front with leaders, went handy 7th, 2nd 3 out, led approaching last, all out
mid-division until halfway, soon under pressure wnkd from 3 out
always mid-division, nearest finish
prominent, went 3rd at 6th, one-paced from 3 out
held up, progress to go mid-division after 6th, never nearer
mid-division throughout, weakened from 3 out
mid-division, headway 6th, 3rd & closing when unseated rider 2 out
early leader, led until 5th, headed next, weakened quickly
2nd until 2nd, 4th when falling at 4th
prominent until 5th running wide, weakened 7th, tailed off from next
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, never nearer
Pompeii (IRE) may be better than his bare form suggests and is the selection here. His last run can be ignored as he was badly hampered early on and his previous three runs suggested he is one who could pick up one or two races in the near future. There are plenty of others with claims here and this could prove to be a very open race. Finbar's Revenge has shown enough ability on his three starts to pick up a weak race and previous winners Spontaneity and Escort must be respected.
