disputed lead after 1f, headed over 5f out, under pressure over 4f out, gradually weakened
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong
held up, headway on outer well over 1f out, strong run final furlong, led close home, held on
held up behind, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, until headed and no extra close home
held up mid-division, headway 2f out, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong
disputed lead after 1f, led over 5f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened
led for 1f, stayed prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out
held up behind, wide into straight, never nearer
started slowly, always in rear until ran on final furlong, never nearer
prominent, tracked leader 5f out, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly
started slowly, in rear, good headway well over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, just held
in touch, chased leader over 2f out, soon lost place, weakened quickly
started slowly, in rear, good headway 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not run on towards finish
True Companion gets a narrow vote over the likes of Quantum Leap, Sammy¿s Shuffle, Kyle of Lochalsh and Balerno. True Company has been hard to win with but was ridden by today¿s pilot Jean-Pierre Guillambert when scoring at Newbury the time before last. A mark of 65 proved too much at Redcar last time, but a drop of six pound in the ratings should help his cause in what is not a strong contest. Quantum Leap was good enough to win a class D at York last year, but has lost the winning habit, so it is hoped that the switch to fibresand will revitalize him. Sammy¿s Shuffle has a long absence to overcome but has the assistance of the in-form Ian Mongan, while Kyle of Lochalsh proved that he was no back-number when winning at Goodwood in May. Balerno ran his best race for some time when stepped up to this trip at Newcastle so is another to consider, for place purposes at least, but in a tricky affair, the tentative vote goes to True Companion.