held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed near finish
held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on one pace
held up in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
prominent, ridden 2f out, led near finish
slowly into stride, always towards rear
slowly into stride, held up, not much room 2f out, switched right, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
always in rear
held up in rear, pushed along halfway, headway and hampered over 2f out, never dangerous
with leader over 6f
chased leaders 6f
led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
Another puzzle for punters, but Pure Mischief holds strong claims and gets the verdict over Khanjar and Juste Pour L'Amour. Connor Dore's five-year-old came to grief over the jumps at Warwick last week, and hopefully his confidence hasn't been dented. His course and distance form is as good as anything else on show, he put up a decent performance when chasing home Sharp Needle last month and a repeat of that run could be good enough here. Khanjar is making all-weather debut following some good performances in better company and should go close despite top-weight. Juste Pour L'Amour is also trying this surface for the first time and has to be considered a threat on his recent run behind Mr Velocity at Musselburgh. Locally trained Ali Bruce also deserves a quick mention, but if Pure Mischief hasn't been affected by that recent tumble he will take all the beating.