in touch until ridden and weakened over 1f out
behind, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
in touch on inside, ridden 3f out, soon beaten
prominent until well over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened
slowly into stride, behind, headway on outside 2f out, ridden and hung left final furlong, one pace
behind, kept on under pressure 2f out, not pace to challenge
led, headed well over 1f out, no extra
raced wide throughout, never on terms
took keen hold, prominent until ridden and weakened over 2f out
behind, kept on under pressure final furlong, never dangerous
outpaced and behind most of way
took keen hold, prominent until weakened and eased over 1f out
held up, good headway 2f out, soon led, ran on well
prominent to over 2f out, soon weakened
The official BHB ratings for this race tell pretty much the whole story and less than a handful of horses can be given a serious chance of victory. Zeuss tops the list and has plenty in his favour after two promising efforts at the track recently. He is very well drawn, he has only a featherweight to carry and Eddie Ahearn takes the eye for the jockey booking. Kanga needs to prove himself on the surface so Dannnan Prince could give the Barry Hills-trained three-year-old the most to do. Whereas Coffee Time, who is not without ability, is 0-from-28 and will more than likely extend that record here. Banjaxed, like a few others in the field, is starting to live up to his name and is best left alone for the time being.
