held up, headway on stands' rail over 2f out, staying on when not clear run approaching final furlong, eased when no chance inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always well in rear
steadied start, switched right and held up, ridden 2f out, not clear run approaching final furlong, kept on, never a danger
prominent, ridden along 2f out, soon weakened
soon prominent, driven along and losing place when bumped over 1f out, eased when no chance final furlong
held up, hard driven well over 1f out, soon beaten
chased leaders, ridden along 2f out, stayed on final furlong
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
held up in touch, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, soon clear, driven out
chased leaders, ridden along over 2f out, kept on, able to quicken final furlong
keen hold with leaders, driven and hung left over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong, one-paced after
A typically open Showcase event has drawn together a number of in-form sprinters such as Mubaah. Alec Stewart's charge scored in pleasing fashion in maiden company and was far from disgraced on his handicap bow at Ripon finishing a close second in a competitive field. There should be plenty of progress to come from this lightly raced individual who should go close once again despite a subsequent 5lb rise. Treetops Hotel ran well on his comeback in handicap company at Salisbury and is another for the shortlist while Silver Band and Marshalspark come here in winning form and are others to consider but Chateau Nicol, who was progressive last backend, has a low draw to overcome on his seasonal reappearance.