held up in touch, headway to join leaders going well 3f out, soon pushed along and weakened inside final 2f
held up, ridden along halfway, soon lost touch, tailed off final 4f
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out, eased once beaten inside final furlong
held up and keen, ridden 3f out, soon outpaced and well behind
led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened quickly
soon tracking leader, led travelling well 3f out, pushed along approaching final furlong, soon in command, easily
Showpiece won comfortably at Salisbury last month and the form was given a boost when the runner-up scored at Sandown ealier in the week. Comparitively lightly raced, the Willie Haggas-trained four-year-old is open to further improvement and can offset a 5lb rise. Useful winning hurdler, Cupboard Lover, took a low-grade event here last week but this is tougher under a 6lb penalty so in-form Aker Wood and the reappearing Anikitos rate as bigger dangers.