held up, outpaced halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong
chased leader, led halfway, ridden out
keen, in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
led, hung right and headed halfway,stayed on same pace
dwelt, outpaced halfway
Von Wessex sets the standard here and gets the call with Haroldini, Ronnies Lad, Key Secret and General Nuisance others to consider. The selection certainly seems to have claims here after having won a maiden event at Yarmouth and having finished third in a similar event to today's at Thirsk last time. Much as the form is not too far above selling company, his rider takes off seven pounds and he is entitled to go well. Turning to the others. Haroldini has shown promise in two runs and will probably fare better back at the minimum trip after showing good speed for a long way at Yarmouth last time. He can be given a chance, as can Ronnies Lad. He stepped up on his previous form when winning a modest claimer at Newcastle last time, after which he joined Gary Moore. Key Secret is another to consider, as she looked green when scoring at the first time of asking on her debut, which came on Southwell's all-weather surface. It will be interesting to see how she fares on Turf but she has to be on the shortlist. General Nuisance appears to be improving but it is difficult to fully assess a reasonable run on heavy going at Kempton last time. It would be no surprise to see him go well but, for today, we will side with Von Wessex.
