close up, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd final strides, not troubled winner
made all, led, ridden over 1f out, quickened and in command final furlong, ridden out
took keen hold, tracked winner on inside, not quicken over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
in rear after 2f, close enough 2f out, soon ridden and outpaced over 1f out
tracked winner on outside, ridden and effort well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong and lost 2nd post
started very slowly, chased leaders after 2 furlongs on outside, ridden and lost place well over 1f out, soon weakened
From this small field we'll select Agente Parmigiano, Masamah and Evelyn May for our shortlist, with the pick being Agente Parmigiano. It would be folly to immediately rule any out though as it looks very competitive; indeed support for the sole newcomer Big Stormy could be significant. Agente Parmigiano may be able to make the most of being drawn in stall one to get the better of Masamah who won a better race than this at York on debut in May. Gerard Butler's colt will appreciate the step back to 5 furlongs over which he won on his penultimate race, when making all to justify favouritism at Yarmouth. Art Preview won here on the all-weather on his only other outing, while Evelyn May could try and set the pace to win from the front as she did last time out when a very short price at Great Leighs. A very open race, but we'll side with Agente Parmigiano.
