held up in rear, ridden halfway, soon weakened
stumbled and unseated rider leaving stalls
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace
led, headed over 7f out, chased winner until over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
hampered start, toward rear, never nearer
slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, nearest finish
held up, always towards rear
mid-division, ridden and weakened 3f out
chased leaders, outpaced 4f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, held left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression
close up, led over 7f out, ridden clear 2f out, ridden out
close up, chased winner over 4f out, no impression from over 1f out
A very competitive field contest this ten furlong handicap in which My Maite, Anyhow and Lyrical Way are three to consider but Compton Drake is just preferred. Gerard Butler¿s four-year-old took advantage of a lenient handicap mark when slaughtering his rivals at Musselburgh at the start of the month, there is no problem with the surface as he ran well here back in January and he will take all the beating. Anyhow has been in great form in recent weeks with victories at Warwick, Salisbury and here, the handicapper may just have him in his grasp but nevertheless a good run is expected. Meanwhile Lyrical Way bounced back to form with a recent second at Nottingham and looks fairly treated. However My Maite appears to be the main danger to the selection having chased home the well handicapped Labrett last time over a shorter trip. Today¿s distance will be ideal for the Ingram runner but Compton Drake may just have his measure.