held up mid-division, effort 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, not pace of winner
held up and behind, smooth headway over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, pushed out
steadied start, held up and bhj, shaken up and found nil final 2f
held up, stayed on u.pl final furlong, never reached leaders
held up, ran on well final furlong, never nearer
prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong
held up, always behind
raced alone centre, led, headed inside final furlong, weakened quickly
chased leader until ridden and weakened 2f out
held up in rear, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never nr leaders
unseated rider leaving stalls
hampered start, effort 3f out, soon ridden and beaten
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, soon headed and not quicken
prominent until ridden and one apce final 2f
Some of these have been expensive to follow in the past and whichever horse eventually emerges as the winner, will not be doing so out of turn. However, Finished Article and Calcutta have at least given their supporters some respite recently and are again closely matched here. That said they do need things to go there own way and their knack of meeting trouble in running will always leave them vulnerable. The same sentiments apply to Laggan Minstrel but he is long overdue a change of luck and cannot be discounted on these terms. However, Forbearing should be suited by the ground and may able to steel a march on his rivals if he is allowed to set his own pace when they field begin to bunch up approaching the final quarter.
