slowly into stride, always behind
slowly into stride, behind most of way
in touch, outpaced and well behind final 3f
ran green, outpaced in rear, some headway under pressure over 1f out
behind, badly outpaced 3f out, kept on under pressure from over 1f out
raced freely, led to 7f out, stayed tracking clear leaders, closed to regain lead 3f out, soon in command, ridden out
with leader, led 7f out, clear halfway, headed 3f out, weakened over 2f out
behind, staying on one pace and no chance when hampered on rail over 1f out
raced in mid-division, outpaced 3f out, soon beaten
carried wide bend after 1f, held up in touch, headway on rails when not clear run over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong
behind, struggling halfway, soon tailed off
slowly into stride, always in rear, tailed off final 4f
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, soon no impression
hampered and ran wide bend after 1f, raced in 4th, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, no impression and lost 3rd inside final furlong
Plenty of top yards represented here, and only a narrow vote goes to Grand Seignour ahead of Selma, Bank On Benny and Detroit City to name but three. The market will almost certainly prove a guide here, and we would expect Grand Seignour to be to the fore after his debut fifth to 'expected' stablemate Big Band Music here three weeks ago. He ran green according to his jockey, and this half-brother to Group 1 winner Fairy Heights will certainly appreciate the step up in trip today. He holds an entry in the Vodafone Derby, and although he might not be that good, he should go well. Selma finished about two-and-a-half lengths ahead of him last time but she did have the benefit of a prior run and he should reverse the form with her. Bank On Benny is bred to stay and could be anything, but this is just about as far as Detroit City would want on breeding. The selection's stablemate Royal Charter showed absolutely nothing on his recent Southwell introduction, and he will have to improve markedly to get within hailing distance of Grand Seignour.