close-up, led 7th, headed next, soon weakened, behind when pulled up last
tracked leader, mistake 2nd, under pressure 6th, weakened 3 out
held up in touch, improved 7th, every chance 3 out, weakened next
blundered and unseated 1st
held up, headway 6th, led 3 out, soon in command
held up, pulled hard, smooth headway approaching 3 out, chased winner 2 out, one pace
always towards rear, struggling halfway, behind when pulled up before 7th
in touch, lost place 4th, headway 4 out, one pace from 2 out
led, ridden and headed 7th, soon weakened
Governor Daniel lines up in fair form and can complete a hat-trick at the expense of Fairtoto and Cooling Off. Governor Daniel owes connections nothing, having won 18 races during his long career, and two of those have come within the last month, at Towcester and Fontwell. The 12-year-old has made all the running on each of those occasions and has no more to do here. Fairtoto was coaxed home by Antony Evans at Leicester but is not guaranteed to deliver the goods again as he seems to have a mind of his own. Cooling Off is in and out but did win at Warwick the time before last. She failed abysmally on a return there five days ago though and is passed over. Springer The Lad has to give weight away all round, and for the winner we return to Governor Daniel, third last year, to improve enough to land a hat-trick.
