held up behind, headway 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f, never reached challenging position
led, set good pace, headed over 4f out, weakened quickly, soon tailed off
held up behind, under pressure over 4f out, soon beaten and tailed off 3f out
held up in 4th, hard ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace
steady to start, in rear, headway over 4f out, weakened quickly over 3f out, tailed off
held up mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, no progress and beaten
held up behind, never dangerous final 3f
held up behind, headway 7f out, chased leader 2f out, every chance 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up 3rd, headway to lead over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened
held up, chased leader over 4f out, led over 2f out until headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner
tracked leader to 5f out, stayed in touch until weakened 2f out
hampered start, held up in rear, good headway going well over 3f out to chase leaders, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, comfortably
Dark Parade can outstay the opposition, with Galey River, Little Richard and Fairmorning seen as the main dangers. Gary Moore always does well here and his representative Dark Parade lines up on the back of a comfortable success at Wolverhampton three weeks ago. The step up in trip helped on what was only his seventh career outing and another two furlongs here is not seen as a problem. In receipt of weight from the rest and with more scope, he has obvious claims. Galey River certainly stays and will appreciate being back up in trip. A winner over hurdles last year, that is the route he will be taking again soon no doubt. Little Richard has only had three runs in the last six months but was successful over the course and distance last February. It would be no surprise to see him play a prominent role, while Fairmorning is still a maiden under both codes, but stayed on over shorter at Southwell last time. They are the main players here but the one to beat is Dark Parade.
