tracked leader, ridden and led 2f out, stayed on well, comfortably
soon niggled along in rear, never on terms
mid-division, outpaced and pushed along halfway, stayed on final 2f
tracked leaders, ridden and headway 2f out, one-paced inside final furlong
soon tracking leaders, ridden approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened quickly
mid-division, niggled along and headway 2f out, one-paced inside final furlong
dwelt, mid-division, niggled along halfway, no headway final 2f
held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 2f out
soon tracking leaders and keen, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final 2f
Dark Charm has shown plenty of ability in both previous starts and put up a particularly fine effort when chasing home Golden Spectrum over this trip at Salisbury last month. A reproduction will make him hard to beat although a shade disappointing last time. War Valor, who sports a visor for the first time, has also been knocking on the door in similar com-pany and his second behind Ghannam at Thirsk now reads well while Star Of Arabia was below par at Goodwood but has little to find with Dark Charm on Salisbury form and can't be discounted.