slowly away, always rear
soon pushed along towards rear, headway on outer over 1f out, quicken to lead inside final furlong, soon clear
chased leaders, went 2nd 4f out, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, weakened, lost 2 places near finish
behind, under pressure 4f out, hard driven and ran on inside final furlong
chased leaders, driven 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, driven 4f out, one pace and no impression on leaders final 2f
led for 1f, pressed leaders to 4f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out
dwelt, pushed up to lead after 1f, narrowly headed 2f out, chased leader until weakened inside final furlong
behind, kept on under pressure final furlong, never dangerous
reared and unseated rider stalls
in touch, hard ridden and not quicken 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong to take 2nd near finish, no chance with winner
Another very open handicap and we like the look of Stay Close, with Aggravation and High Chart expected to put up a decent displays. The selection showed plenty of promise on his debut her in December before landing a Wolverhampton maiden earlier this month. As that was only his second ever racecourse outing he is expected to show further progression. Aggravation is from a stable returning to form and put in a solid display last time when third to Our Kes over course and distance, he will be difficult to keep out of the places today. Meanwhile High Chart is chasing a hat-trick following two course victories. He is creeping up the handicap but should still be in there fighting at the death. Recent winners Bogaz and Wiltshire are two others to bear in mind, but Stay Close is open to plenty of improvement and gets the vote