pulled hard, tracked leader until not run on and hung left from 2f out
behind, pushed along 5f out, staying on one pace when not much room on rail 1f out
raced keenly, led, clear 2f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
pushed along towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out
chased leader on inner, pushed along halfway, stayed on same pace final 2f
chased leaders on outer, hard ridden and weakened 2f out
pulled hard, in touch, behind after 3f
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 3f out
in touch until outpaced final 2f
Voom may improve enough to beat Bogaz, with Hows That and Zolash others for the short list. Mick Channon certainly paid to follow during the summer, and will continue to send out winners with his all-weather team, so with that in mind, Voom is the one we look to here. The daughter of Fraam has improved with each of her three runs, and the step up to a mile may be a master-stroke by her astute handler. When dropped back to five furlongs at Bath last time, she was doing all her best work at the finish and looks well capable of obliging over this sort of trip against moderate opposition. Bogaz has more experience and his staying on sixth at Southwell suggests that this trip will bring out the best in him as well, so he rates the main danger. Hows That made the most of a fair mark when landing a selling nursery at Newcastle in October but disappointed off a higher mark next time, while Zolash, with Kieren Fallon booked to ride, could well show improvement. Art Legend will in all probability need the run, and we return to Voom as the answer.
