chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, squeezed through to lead final furlong, headed post
slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along halfway, never able to challenge
chased leaders, ridden and slightly hampered halfway, effort and not much room over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on strongly to lead post
in touch, effort and every chance over 1f out, weakening when squeezed inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance final furlong, held when bumped close home
led, hung left after 2f, ridden 2f out, headed final furlong, soon weakened
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden halfway, headway 2f out, effort and every chance inside final furlong, kept on
Not a strong event with few seriously fancied and it would be no surprise if this boiled down to a match between Ridicule and Loughlorien who both come into this in winning form. The Tim Easterby-trained Ridicule finished behind his main market rival when the pair clashed at Newcastle last month but has since landed an amateurs event at Redcar and should give another good account off a 7lb higher mark. Kevin Ryan's Loughlorien has held his form well this term and gained an overdue success at Catterick last time although he had little left in the tank and will find this tougher off his revised mark.