in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway to join winner over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra final furlong
chased leader until led over 3f out, ridden out (wore cheek pieces)
raced keen, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on
mid-division, ridden and lost place 4f out
held up mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, held up, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on close home
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened
held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong
Perennial all-weather performer Hugwity will undoubtedly be popular with the backers but seems to be on the downgrade at present and, even though this is a poor contest, the 10-year-old looks readily opposable. Peter Makin has had a dreadful season but is beginning to fire home the winners so it would come as no surprise to see City Reach improve on recent efforts. Freecom Net is better here than on the other all-weather tracks and cannot be dismissed lightly, while Diamond Dagger could do better now that he is returned to the Polytrack. However, the TEAMtalk selection is for Forever My Lord, who makes his debut on sand but is bred to appreciate it. Well treated on the best of his turf form, the four-year-old may be worth a small investment.