close up on outer, effort on stands rail to lead just inside final furlong, headed final 100 yards, lost 2nd near finish
held up in mid-division, effort towards stands rail when ridden and edged right just inside final 2f, soon weakened
led for 3f, stayed chasing leader, ridden to lead briefly 1f out, no extra towards finish
close up, badly hampered just inside final 2f, not recover
held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, sustained run and driven to lead final 100 yards, comfortably
led after 3f, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra
held up in rear, struggling final 3f, tailed off
in touch until weakened rapidly over 3f out, tailed off
held up in rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on final furlong to take 2nd near finish, no impression on winner
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, never dangerous
An interesting three-year-old handicap and one in which Show No Fear gets the call over Cello, Balearic Star and Baffle. Cello comes here in good heart following an Epsom win and can go well again. Henry Cecil runs Show No Fear, who won well over course and distance last time on good to soft, does still not look too badly handicapped off 71. Balearic Star could be a dark horse as he is at the right end of the weights and caught the eye staying on last time. Baffle is well-bred and won his maiden on easy going last time, while Salisbury Plain won well at Redcar on good to firm and Penzance, a half-brother to Soviet Song, has the looks to make up into a nice three-year-old, if he has developed mentally. With a number of good stables represented, keep a close eye on this race but, for us, on the day, it's Show No Fear.
