held up behind leaders, ridden and outpaced final furlong
prominent, ridden 2f out, challenged over 1f out, soon one pace
dwelt, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left under pressure, ran on well inside final furlong, just held
disputed 2nd, led well over 1f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, not quicken under pressure
took keen hold, held up in rear, good headway 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, held on well close home
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and one pace inside final furlong
disputed 2nd, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, soon in touch, lost place 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, no chance leaders
Alqhutub confirmed previous promise when quickening clear to win a Salisbury maiden in comfortable fashion last time and is open to further improvement but this represents a significant step up in class and he may be worth opposing at likely cramped odds. Zandicular has more on his plate than when landing a claimer last time while stablemate Oakley Rambo ruined his chance when refusing to settle on his latest outing and can't be backed with confidence while Fruit Of Glory has also been below par of late so TEAMtalk preference is for Lady Zonda. Mick Channon's filly found trouble in running before finishing an eye-catching fourth in a competitive Sandown handicap last week (both Impeller and Oakley Rambo behind and held) and is taken to gain compensation off the same mark.