held up towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, soon ridden, unable to quicken inside final furlong
held up, ridden 2f out, never dangerous
close up, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed well inside final furlong
held up in rear, behind and pulled up over 2f out, dismounted
held up in touch, switched right and headway over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, soon edged right
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
steady start, held up in rear, nearest finish
Steely Dan can defy topweight at the expense of Theatre Lady and Coppington Flyer in division one of this mile handicap. John Best's five-year-old carries a six-pound penalty for his victory here on Thursday, but as long as there is a decent enough pace, he should be up to the task, now that he has finally regained the winning thread. Theatre Lady will be expected to set the pace, and she will not go down without a fight, having just failed to make all here in amateur company six days ago. A winner over a mile and a quarter the time before, she may need the step back up to that trip before visiting the winner's enclosure though. Coppington Flyer has the assistance of Kieren Fallon and is well handicapped now, but has not won since scoring on turf at Folkestone last May, and is passed over. For the winner we return to Steely Dan.