in touch, headway 3f out, chased leader over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always outpaced in rear
towards rear on outside, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed final strides
very slowly into stride, headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well to lead final strides
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon lost place and eased final furlong
slowly into stride, raced keen in rear, slightly hampered over 2f out, soon beaten
in touch, ridden and outpaced 4f out, stayed on again final furlong, not trouble leaders
led 1f, prominent until ridden 3f out, soon weakened
A tentative TEAMtalk selection in Environmentalist given the absence of any form elsewhere. Fifth in a decent Newbury maiden, the horse went into many notebooks as a horse for the future. The five month break should have seen plenty of development in the interim period and if he is fit enough, he should go close. Mark Johnston had a maiden winner earlier in the week at Pontefract and he saddles Shanley in this race. The engagement is certainly eyecatching but she will probably need further on breeding. Its unusual to see an unraced five-year-old gelding from the David Loder camp but the jockey booking does not suggest this to be the next Cigar.