held up in touch, headway on rails 2f out, not clear run and switched left 1f out, ran on
prominent, led after 1f, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong
held up rear and keen, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
slowly into stride, soon in touch, driven and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders and keen, switched left and led 1f out, kept on well, comfortably
Seb Sanders has enjoyed a cracking strike-rate this season with an 18% haul from his rides up to press and has the ideal partner in Swinbrook to add to his tally if the partnership get a little luck in running tonight. Kind is an obvious danger and heads the list of alternatives over Farewell Gift and Chance For Romance, who are both capable of playing leading roles if they run anywhere near their best. The last named holds Dolce Picata from his reappearance effort at Newbury and should strip a lot fitter for the run tonight. He is closely matched with the selection and Kind from their encounter here at the start of this month and will be very hard to keep out of the frame. However, Swinbrook met all sorts of trouble in the fore-mentioned race and would surely have got his head in front if he had been granted a clear passage as things unfolded. The trio meet on the same terms this time and there is unlikely to be too much between them again when punch comes to shove. Nevertheless Swinbrook has always hinted that he has what it takes to win a race and this looks the ideal time to catch him as he bids to confirm the suspicion tonight.
