held up, effort on stand side, ran on inside final furlong, kept on, always held
made virtually all, hard driven and held on well final furlong
held up, ridden and no extra final 2f
behind, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, one pace final furlong
reared start, soon in touch, kept on under pressure, not quicken final furlong
challenged winner, led briefly 2f out, close up when edged right final furlong, soon weakened
with leaders to halfway, soon ridden and weakened
held up, effort on outside 2f out, ran on
with leaders, held when hampered entering and inside final furlong
behind, hard ridden and no impression final 2f
close up, driven and no extra final furlong
The draw is likely to have little effect on the outcome here unless there is some appreciable softening of the ground. So it may pay to look for a pacey individual who can keep tabs with the leaders in the hope of picking them up late-on. There are plenty of candidates on show who fit the bill which does not make it easy for pinning down a selection, but Lord Protector has shown a good mixture of speed and stamina in his races this term and can finally end his long losing run here. The drop back in distance should not be too much of a problem on a track where the ability to see out the trip is paramount and he may well be able to build on his decent effort in the Bunbury cup last time. Magic Rainbow, Tadeo and Beyond Calculation are others to consider out of the more established sprinters.
