held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, keen and held up in rear, short lived over 2f out, soon weakened and eased
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leading pair over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in touch, went 2nd halfway, led 1f out, edged right and ran on well inside final furlong
keen, soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on same pace
held up, weakened 2f out
always towards rear
Jacaranda and Sewmuch Character are among those with claims in this extended seven-furlong contest but the vote goes to Mount Hesse in the hope that there is more to come from his recent reappearance. Geoff Wragg's gelding looked in need of the run when down the field behind Grizedale at Goodwood last month and should have come on a bundle for that. He gets the nod under regular pilot Darryll Holland. Brian Meehan's Jacaranda is 9lbs higher than when winning at Newbury two starts ago and, judged by his last time out run at Leicester, appears to be in the handicapper's grip. A similar comment applies to Pontefract winner Sewmuch Character and a bigger threat may come from Gilded Dancer, a recent winner here over seven furlongs. However, the vote goes to Mount Hesse.