held up in rear, headway on outer over 1f out, soon hung left, driven to lead briefly well inside final furlong, headed post
keen, tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, ran on to lead post
slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up in rear, effort over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed and unable to quicken well inside final furlong
keen, with leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, beaten when not much room inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, effort approaching final furlong, no impression inside final furlong
held up in mid-division, good headway on inside over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on
Only the most tentative of votes goes to the unexposed Grand Ideas, as this is a horrible race for punting purposes with none of the field standing out as a reliable selection. Lakota Brave will no doubt attract his old faithful supporters, as he at least arrives here on the back of a good performance and is a serious contender at this level; despite his advancing years. However, he will struggle to confirm recent form with Zarfash on these terms and David Evans' charge could pose the selection the most problems today. Shamrock City also comes into the argument on these terms and he could easily make the frame if he put his mind to it. However, this one-time Listed race winner very rarely consents to show his true ability on the racecourse these days and is for the brave only. Analyze has adapted well to this surface and has some credible efforts to his name at a low level. However, he may be better off in receipt of weight nowadays and he may again leave his fans on the brink if things do not go his own way. Therefore, it can pay to side with Grand Ideas, as he has already shown a real liking for this surface. The six-year-old has never previously raced at in this grade, but his connections have shown great faith in keeping him in training as a six-year-old and they will rarely find a better opening for him to start paying his way.
