held up, mistake and unseated rider 1st
tracked leaders and keen, headway 3 out to join leaders, ridden when mistake 2 out, weakened
held up and keen, headed 2nd, led again 3rd, headed next, ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out
tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakened 3 out
with leader, led 2nd, headed 3rd, led 4th, ridden and weakening when headed approaching 2 out
held up in rear, headway to join leaders 4th, ridden and every chance 2 out, not quicken
held up in touch, headway 3 out, narrow leader 2 out, quickened clear approaching last
This is a competitive race in which Carte Diamond is nominated to get the better of Fire Dragon and Calomeria. The selection was quite useful on the flat and he made an eyecatching debut over hurdles when beating Iron Man at Newcastle. He looks as though he could be one to follow and we will make him the one to beat. Fire Dragon hails from the Jonjo O'Neill yard and he is a useful type, but his limitations were exposed in this grade last time when he finished behind Cerium, and a place looks the best that he can hope for. Calomeria was all-out to win an ordinary race at Sandown last time when beating Papini, and he looks held by our selection on their respective form with Iron Man. New Entic ran well behind Yankeedoodledandy last time and he remains unexposed, so he is another worthy of strong consideration, but we will stick with the potentially smart Carte Diamond as our idea of the winner.
