held up in touch, effort 3f out, every chance 2f out, one-paced inside final furlong
led after 1f, remained close up until led again after 4f out, hard ridden 2f out, one-paced
chased leader, led 7f out until over 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, soon well behind
led 1f, held up behind leaders, chased along over 4f out, led again under pressure 2f out, swished tail and stayed on strongly, ridden out towards finish
held up in rear, improved to chase leaders 3f out, every chance over 2f out, one-paced afterwards
Welsh Border has to give two pounds away to the field here but could be up to the task. He's open to a lot of improvement. Archduke Ferdinand beat Tamburlaine on that horse's debut last year and then ran well in a Listed race; the trip should pose no problems but he is untried on the going. Regatta Point is also progressive and rounded off last year with a third in the Listed Zetland Stakes over ten furlongs on soft. Forest Tune and Golden Wells both need to improve on their maiden wins at Pontefract and Musselburgh respectively.