set steady pace, pushed along and headed 2f out, soon beaten
tracked leader, led 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, found extra and ran on
close up, headway over 1f out, ridden to press winner just inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
tracked leaders, effort on inner over 1f out, kept on same pace, lost 3rd close home
dwelt, close up in rear, pushed along and slightly outpaced 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, went 3rd close home
Goring won this back in 2018 but is still 4lb higher, though rarely runs a bad race around here. Silent Attack has been going well at Chelmsford and makes more appeal than Ultimate Avenue but Red Mist looks to have stronger claims if fully wound up having won his only previous start on Polytrack by six lengths. STAY CLASSY (NAP) also has a touch of class and Richard Spencer’s filly arrives at the top of her game so gets the nod.
Red Mist 3-1fav (9-7) Led, driven when joined over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Fayez (8-6) at Ripon 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in May.
Silent Attack 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, led inside final furlong, ridden and kept on, headed and no extra towards finish, lost 2nd final strides, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Assimilation (8-4) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Goring (GER) 9-1 (9-6) Held up, headway over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Another Touch (9-2) at Lingfield 1m hcp (2) pol in Dec.
Stay Classy (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Close up, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Geizy Teizy (8-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp fll (2) pol in Dec.
Ultimate Avenue (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Held up, headway on inside approaching final furlong, never able to challenge, 3rd of 11, 3 3/4l behind Mohareb (9-8) at Lingfield 7f hcp (4) pol in Dec.