dwelt and always outpaced in rear
dwelt, behind, brief effort on outer and hard ridden 2f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong
chased leading pair, went 2nd over 2f out, strong challenge final furlong, led on line
in touch, hard ridden 2f out, no impression over 1f out
soon led, hard ridden and kept on well final furlong, caught on line
led early, chased leader to 2f out, weakend 1f out
prominent, chased leading pair 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
very slowly away, always in rear
Trick Cyclist holds strong claims here and is chosen to ride away from Treasure Cay and Tony The Tap. Andrew Balding's gelding made a very favourable impression on the turf last season, winning his maiden at Bath, and subsequently running some fine races in defeat, must notably finishing just eight lengths behind Cape Fear in the valuable sales race at Doncaster. He proved his well being with an excellent second to Peruvian Style over course and distance earlier this month, that rival opposes again today on similar terms, but the selection is bound to improve for that outing and is fully expected to reverse the form. Treasure Cay made a successful debut here in December, the competition wasn't that hot, but he has bags of scope for improvement. Tony The Tap hails from a yard with an impressive all-weather record and returns here after beating Shrink in a maiden last month. Others to make a note of are Green Manalishi and Only If I Laugh, but on this occasion we will side with Trick Cyclist.
