in rear, some late headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
led, headed just inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression
held up behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
close up, headway over 1f out, edged right, led just inside final furlong, quickened and pushed out
close up, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, stayed on again inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway 2f out, not quicken approaching final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, soon behind
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong
Although the Pacemakerworld.com Achilles Stakes has ¿32,000 in added prize-money, the field does not seem particularly strong for the five-furlong Listed contest. Yorkshire trainer David Nicholls is beginning to hit form now and his Funfair Wane comes into this event on the back of a victory at Beverley, where he beat today's opponent Peruvian Chief into second place by one length. However, Peruvian Chief now gets a 4lbs pull at the weights, so the indications are that it will again be a close-run thing between the pair. Nicholls also runs Rudi's Pet, but that one seems to have a fair bit to do under topweight of 9st 7lbs on his seasonal debut. Boleyn Castle has strong claims on last season's form, when he won twice from four attempts, and Roger Charlton's Deportivo is another leading contender based on his 2002 efforts. But as both Boleyn Castle and Deportivo are running for the first time this year, we side with the recent winning form of Funfair Wane.
