close up, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
raced wide, in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, always towards rear
slowly into stride, towards rear, never nearer
held up, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
led, headed well over 1f out, eased inside final furlong
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up in touch, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced in rear, never nearer
tracked leaders, chased leader over 3f out, ridden and led well over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up well in rear, headway and not clear run from 2f out, switched left 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway 2f out, not clear run approaching final furlong, no recover
This may not be as daunting as it first looks and Mistral Sky is given the vote over Fen Gypsy, Cold Climate and El Chaparral, who spearhead the challenge represented out of the remainder. That said, Florian does have claims on the best of his efforts and it would be no surprise to see him bounce back in this company now that he has got the benefit of a couple outings behind him from this season. Johnny Ebenezer is being kept very busy of late and it will be very interesting if the market assumes his recent exertions will not be a hindrance to his chance tonight. However, like a number of the rest, he has been struggling at this sort of level lately and could find a few too good again here - especially if the selection runs up to his best. Mistral Sky, a regular in events of this type, hails from a yard that have done well in races of this type this season and he looks to have been found a good opportunity to strike again in this modest company.