held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong but never going pace to reach leaders
led, taken to far rail over 2f out, 3 lengths clear over 1f out, eased and caught last stride
prominent until weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, good headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders and strong challenge inside final furlong, stayed on under pressure, just failed
started slowly, took keen hold, held up and always in rear
took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in mid-division, headway 2f out, strong challenge final furlong, ran on to lead last stride
always in mid-division
held up, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
in mid-division until weakened and behind final 2f
always behind
held up and always behind
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch until weakened over 2f out
soon pushed along in rear, some late headway final furlong but never dangerous
held up towards rear, hard ridden 2f out, soon one pace and no impression
chased leaders to 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, not quicken final furlong
started slowly, behind, good headway and strong run final furlong, finished well but not reached leaders
in touch but weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, headway entering final furlong, ran on nearest at finish
took keen hold in touch over 3f
Arctic Desert looked more than a shade unlucky at Doncaster last week and has to be the selection to gain compensation, with Mutamared and Armagnac rated the main dangers. The selection looked the winner some way out at Town Moor but Kieren Fallon was unable to get the son of Desert Prince out of a pocket in time to collar Borrego and had to settle for second spot. The Champion Jockey is unlikely to get into a similar position today and Arctic Desert is hard to oppose. Armagnac had Pintle behind him when brought with a perfectly-timed run to win at Sandown a week ago but is likely to find things tougher here under a 6lb penalty and of more interest may be Mutamared, who returns fresh from a four-month break and appears feasibly well treated for his debut in this grade. Juste Pour L'Amour lost no caste in defeat at Epsom last week but may not appreciate the drop in trip and a bigger threat may come from Tony Carroll's Winning Venture, for who Darryll Holland has been booked. The Barry Hills-trained Flying Express is capable but inconsistent and, along with Richard Hannon's three-year-old Corky, is another worthy of a mention. Arctic Desert looked most unfortunate at Doncaster though and has to be the choice to make amends for that defeat today.
