tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, all out
tracked leader, led over 3f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, every chance until no extra close home
led, headed over 3f out ,every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f
Alpine Special looks the one to be on here, his main dangers being Fool's Entire and Atlantic City. The Pat Haslam-trained selection has proven consistent this term and good runs in nurseries at Newmarket and Goodwood on his last two outings give him a big shout here. He has also shown that a mile seems to suit him. With Mick Channon's stable in such good form, Fool's Entire, who has a solid level of form in the context of this race, should go well, while Atlantic City is a half-brother to three winners, including Suggestive who runs earlier on the card. He should improve for his debut run and cannot be discounted. With Valiant Air being well beaten on his debut, the road leads us back to Alpine Special, who gets the nomination.
