chased leaders in centre group, led group well over 1f out, soon clear, no chance
prominent, kept on same pace final furlong
made all far side rail and overall leaders, ridden and ran on well final furlong
held up, shaken up and no impression over 1f out
led group centre until well over 1f out, saddled slipped and eased from over 1f out
prominent in centre group to halfway, soon lost place
soon chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
always outpaced and behind in centre group
always towards rear of centre group
always outpaced in centre group
always behind in centre group
chased leader centre group over 3f, soon lost place and behind
chased winner, ridden 2f out, not quicken final furlong
dwelt, taken to join far side group after 1f, behind, kept on under pressure final furlong, never near to challenge
A tough-looking handicap to try and solve with no fewer than 18 runners set to line up over the minimum trip. However, it may not be as competitive as it appears at first glance with a high draw a distinct advantage so it is probably best to concentrate on those on the far side. Among them Blue Velvet has been running well without luck recently and probably needs dropping a couple of pounds, Eastern Trumpeter has claims but goes best for Kevin Darley (Richard Hughes rides here), while Our Fred does not win very often, a comment that also applies to Tomthevic. Texas Gold has claims on the form shown at Newbury recently but the TEAMtalk selection has to be Sunley Sense. Mick Channon's six-year-old was given a superb ride when successful in an apprentices race over six furlongs on Thursday, for which he is unpenalised here, and back over his favoured distance the son of Komaite should take some catching from his number 16 stall.