slowly into stride, took keen hold, held up in rear, never dangerous
held up in mid-division and off the pace, hard ridden 2f out, no further headway
took keen hold, led until over 6f out, settled in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, ridden, hung left and led briefly 1f out, no extra and held final 100 yards
chased leaders, led over 2f out, headed briefly 1f out, kept on gamely to assert final 100 yards
soon pushed along and always in rear
mid-division and off the pace, pushed along 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to reach leaders
slowly into stride, raced in mid-division, lost place halfway, soon struggling in rear, tailed off
prominent, led over 6f out, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
ran green in mid-division and off the pace, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f
SANDOR has had a few chances now but we will give him one more opportunity to get his head in front. The list of dangers is headed by Piccolo Mondo and Pyrus Time. The selection is having his first run since October, but he wasn't beaten far that day behind Star Links and with this step-up in trip in his favour he can finally break his duck. Piccolo Mondo ran a fair race last time behind Young Dottie, but she has since been out and disappointed so the strength of the form is questionable. Pyrus Time does at least have the benefit of a recent run but it was only a moderate effort over this course and distance and he will need to improve to take this. Andrew Balding has his string in good form so his newcomer Perfect Secret is worth a market check. However, we will stick with Sandor as the one to beat
Bedarra Boy Needwood Blade gelding out of Roonah Quay.
General Zhukov 66-1 (8-12) Held up, some late headway, never nearer, 7th of 10, 10l behind Thousand Miles (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m mdn stks (5) gd.
Layer Cake 33-1 (8-1) Held up, never dangerous, last of 12, 21l behind Liberation (8-8) at Ascot 7f 2yo hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Piccolo Mondo 7-2 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on to chase winner well inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Young Dottie (8-4) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Oct.
Pyrus Time (IRE) 9-2 (8-9) Taken to post early, pulled hard in last place, ridden to go 3rd approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Boscage (9-13) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Sandor 4-1 (9-3) Tracked leader on outside, very wide straight well over 1f out, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Star Links (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
The Last Don (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, pushed along and ran green in rear, stayed on, never nearer, 6th of 10, 10l behind Thousand Miles (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m mdn stks (5) gd.
Transformer (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) In rear, made some late progress, 7th of 14, 7l behind Yellow Printer (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Deviant Ways Celtic Swing filly out of Khwezi.
Fantastical 12-1 (8-5) Started very slowly, soon in touch, hard driven over 2f out, chased leaders and hung left over 1f out, soon beaten, 4th of 6, 6l behind Muraweg (8-10) at Lingfield 1m mdn auc stks (6) pol in Mar.
Some Sunny Day Where Or When filly out of Palace Street.
Perfect Secret Spinning World filly out of Sharp Secret.
