driven along in touch until weakened over 1f out
always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, no extra when headed final 50 yards
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, not clear run 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on well and not reached leaders
prominent, ridden over 1f out, strong run to lead close home, ridden out
chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
Dubaian Gift has been in excellent form on the all-weather and shaped nicely on his belated return to the turf when a close third at Newmarket late last month (now 2lb higher). However, Ian Balding's charge has yet to prove his effectiveness on ground this soft and may be worth opposing. Birdwatching is still a maiden but this pacey type showed last time that the drop back to the minimum trip should suit while White Ledger is lightly raced on turf and may be open to a little improvement after making all at Wolverhampton last time.