tracked leader, led over 4f out, headed and outpaced over 3f out
held up towards rear, some headway over 4f out, never nearer
held up mid-division, went prominent 4f out, soon ridden and beaten
held up in touch, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
towards rear, ridden 7f out, never able to challenge
slowly into stride, ridden and behind 4f out
slowly into stride, ridden and soon in touch, weakened 5f out
mid-division, ridden 7f out, soon behind, tailed off
mid-division, ridden and steady headway over 3f out, chased winner over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, not reach winner
in touch, led over 3f out, soon ridden, held on well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden and reminders 6f out, no impression
led, headed over 4f out, weakened and eased over 3f out, soon well behind
mid-division, headway 4f out, soon o.p. ran on again fnl furlong, not trouble leaders
always tracking leaders, ridden 4f out, ridden and no extra final 2f
towards rear, steady headway 7f out, weakened 4f out
A real mixed bag of rogues and out of form horses for the punters to evaluate. Exploring is one of the best of these on the book for the Johnson Houghton yard. Officially rated 65, he did have some useful two-year-old form to his name but his recent form (even at claiming level) has been little to write home about. Rayik is a consistent enough performer in this grade but has it all to do at these weights. It would not be a complete surprise to see him win for Gary Moore but there are others that make more appeal as a betting medium. Alsahib is another course regular but he is effective over further. The Teamtalk vote goes to Hugwity. At the age of ten, Giles Bravery's charge is hardly likely to improve but he still retains plenty of ability and rarely runs a bad race on this surface.