went badly right start, behind, headway halfway, staying on but no danger when not much room inside final furlong
held up in rear, ran on final furlong, never nearer
dwelt, behind, never near leaders
bumped start, behind, ran on inside final furlong, not reach winner
led, headed inside final furlong, weakened rapidly
chased leaders to 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong
chased leader, kept on same pace final furlong
in touch, effort and driven 2f out, soon beaten
bumped and hampered start, held up and behind, effort on outside over 1f out, stayed on, not reach leaders
held up, always behind
in touch, ridden 3f out, led inside final furlong, readily
This is tight one to call and not too many can be confidently ruled out. Little Louis has a live chance on today's terms but his lack of course experience is a little off-putting for win only purposes and he has plenty to prove out of his own age group here. Al Muallim is always to be feared in this grade has strong claims of scoring for the first time since leaving David Nicholls. However, he has never been at his best on an artificial surface and does tend to find a few too good. Nineacres is another who needs little introduction and would merit consideration on the pick of his form. He is however, becoming a very hard horse to win with and is not one to go overboard about despite a good effort at Wolverhampton last week. Our Chelsea Blue is opposable at this trip, whilst Bullfighter is too inconsistent for a serious recommendation. Therefore a small interest in Jahangir may lead to a decent return. The four-year-old has more ability than his form figures might suggest and a return to his early career form at the course will see him go close in this tricky looking contest.
