held up, plenty to do over 2f out, headway when hung left over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
held up, headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, quickened clear
always towards rear
in touch, ridden 3f out, not much room 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
held up, short-lived effort on outside 3f out
tracked leader, ridden and edged right approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on, not pace of winner
always prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
raced keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, held when hampered approaching final furlong
never troubled leaders
held up, ridden and headway on inside over 2f out, not clear run approaching final furlong, switched right, ran on close home
switched left soon after start, held up, not much room over 2f out, never dangerous
raced keen in touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out
tracked leader until ridden and weakened quickly over 3f out
The final event on the card does not look any easier to solve than the rest, and bets are best kept to a minimum. Open Arms has the assistance of the in-form Steve Drowne and was a dual course winner last winter. A consistent sort, he should appreciate the drop back from two miles and is sure to play a part. Nick Littmoden saddles Alesandro Severo who is not certain to get the trip and whose two wins have been at Wolverhampton. Caesarean Hunter galloped his rivals into the ground at Wolverhampton last time but it was a bad race and he has more to do. Amigo has it to do off topweight, but Classic Role has evergreen Pat Eddery in the plate and should be in at the finish. The TEAMtalk selection is Linning Wine, who was being touted as an Aintree Champion Bumper possible after his Kempton debut success in January 2001. Those ambitions came to nothing but he has been showing signs of an imminent win on the Flat of late, notably when much worse off at the weights with his conqueror here, Brilliant Red a week ago. That was over a mile and a quarter, and the step up in trip will bring out the best in him despite the weight concession to all bar Amigo.