held up, good headway over 1f out, led 1f out, ridden clear final furlong
led after 2f, hard pressed 2f out, headed 1f out, one pace final furlong
in touch wide, under pressure over 2f out, weakened quickedly over 1f out
in rear, badly hampered over 2f out, not recovered
behind, hampered over 2f out, never dangerous afterwards
behind, ridden and edged left over 2f out, not paced to trouble leaders
towards rear, headway final 2f, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
held up behind, headway 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, not trouble winner
held up mid-division, ridden 3f out and soon weakened
led for 2f, lost place 3f out, weakened rapidly 2f out, virtually pulled up final furlong
in touch wide and ridden along, effort over 1f out, not quickened and one pace final furlong
tracked leaders to 2f out, and weakened quickly over 1f out
Another wide-open contest and only a tentative vote goes to Bertocelli over the likes of Robin Sharp, Vendors Mistake, and Coppington Flyer. After winning a nursery at Leicester in 2003, Bertocelli struggled under a penalty, and it was not until his recent switch to the all-weather that he started to improve again. Back over seven furlongs here last time, he shaped well in finishing second to Averami, and as he has quickly adapted, can pay to follow on the Polytrack. Robin Sharp also produced his best form for sometime when beaten in a phot here in May. He has not been out since though and will be straighter for the run. Connections will be keen to get a win out of the well-bred Vendors Mistake to enhance her paddock value and she too has shown a bot of form of late, while Coppington Flyer is a course and distance winner but has been off over three months. The smallest of votes goes to Bertocelli