chased leaders, ridden and weakening when not much room 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
broke well, soon steadied to rear, switched to inside over 1f out, ran on final furlong, never placed to challenge
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in rear, headway on outside from 2f out, ridden and ran on to lead near finish
soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed near finish
held up, always towards rear
in touch, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, one pace final furlong
close up, ridden to chase leader over 3f out until weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, edged right and stayed on final furlong
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leader until over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
There are plenty of solid factors in giving Roman Quintet another chance and this consistent gelding is selected in preference to Legal Set, who goes well here, and Nearly A Fool, who is a previous course and distance winner that has fair claims at the weights. Jazzy Millennium is another that has held his form well and comes into the race with a fair record at the track. A seventh furlong has been a problem for him on occasions in the past though and others make more appeal on these terms. Legal Set has two ways of running and it will be interesting to see which tactics are employed this afternoon. A wide draw does suggest that he may have to settle for a tracking role today and it will be no surprise to see him arriving late on the scene. However, Roman Quintet also likes to burst through on the back of a strong pace and, as he is the more reliable performer, he gets the preferential treatment here.
