tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, stayed on one pace
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, switched right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out
slowly into stride, always in rear
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
dwelt, soon tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, led entering final furlong, soon headed, unable to quicken
held up, not troubled leaders
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway on inside to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly away, held up, not troubled leaders
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
Plenty of these come into the race with solid claims and it could turn out to be a fast-run affair. Embassy Lord and Lotto have obvious claims on what they have shown so far and have to be considered as serious dangers, but Rules For Jokers is better than his last run would suggest and he is given a chance to redeem himself on a track that he has acquitted himself at admirably already this term. The son of Mujadil has been crying out for this extra furlong but also has the speed to gain a prominent position early to combat a less than ideal draw. The presence of the in-form Cheverak Forest and Zarneeta should ensure that there is value to be had in a field of this size. But the former has improvement to find and will find this a lot tougher than the slowly-run seller he won at Ripon last time. Whereas Zarneeta will struggle to reverse recent form with Embassy Lord; despite getting in here off a featherweight. So Rules For Jokers, who is part-owned by Jim McGrath, is given the nod to make the most of lenient looking mark of 67 today.
