held up, headway well over 1f out, led 1f out, ridden and clear inside final furlong, comfortable
pulled hard in touch, raced wide, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, under pressure 2f out, soon weakened
steady start, pulled hard in rear, headway 2 furlong out, stayed on strongly in final furlong, took 2nd post, not troubled winner
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, lost 2nd post
towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, effort over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong
track leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on same pace, lost 2 places close home
led, and headed 3f out, weakened quickly well over 1f out,
prominent, with leader 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
behind, ridden 2f out, stayed on from over 1f out, not trouble leaders
behind, ridden over 4f out, soon lost touch, well behind final 2f
held up mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, effort over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
in touch until over 2f out, soon weakened
started slowly, in rear, some headway well over 1f out, never nearer
Stolen Song is still a maiden but looks to have a tremendous chance here with Gold Guest and He Who Dares put forward as the main dangers. Mick Ryan's four-year-old returns from a spell of hurdling where he wasn't disgraced against some decent opposition. The last time he visited this track was back in July when he ran a cracker to finish third behind Bishop's Finger in a classified contest. A repeat of that showing should be good enough against these. Gold Guest was an impressive course and distance winner last month when easily accounting for Welsh Wind, with Scottish River a further half a length away in third. Both the placed horses are much better off at the weights but Gold Guest won with something in hand and can confirm the form. He Who Dares tries a longer trip after finding all sorts of trouble in running when a gallant second behind Cold Climate back in early December, and looks certain to go close, however Stolen Song looks the pick of the weights and is given the nod.