held up, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders 1f out, no impression outside final furlong
behind, pushed along halfway, soon weakened
with leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden, and edged right and kept on under pressure final furlong
with leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders over 3f
raced keenly, held up behind leaders, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, ran on under pressure
held up in rear, not clear run and switched left to outside 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong but not reach leaders
dwelt, in touch 4f
restless, stalled, held up, headway 2f out, chased winner and every chance approaching final furlong, not quicken inside final furlon
held up in rear, hampered 2f out, shaken up and kept on final furlong but never dangerous
slight lead, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
An interesting sprint handicap and from a shortlist containing Onlytime Will Tell, King's Caprice, Danzig River, Chateau Nicol and Mr Lambros, we will opt for King's Caprice. The selection comes here in good heart following a very good second at Newmarket over seven furlongs last time. Given that he is set to rise four pounds in the ratings shortly, he looks well weighted based on that and, with the going posing no problems, looks a worthy choice. Much as Onlytime Will Tell is eight pounds above a winning mark, he put in a very good effort in the Ayr Gold Cup last time - King's Caprice was behind him on that occasion - and comes well into the reckoning based on that. Danzig River is weighted to get the better of Saristar based on Newmarket form in April and, with his stable in form, could go well, while Chateau Nicol is just two pounds above the mark from which she won over seven furlongs here recently and acts on soft going. Mr Lambros could be interesting as he was an eyecatcher two runs ago at Ascot but then ran ran poorly at Epsom. However, he will be more at home on this track and, despite the fact that he is unproven on soft, could go well. Overall, the others probably have to improve again to score, although Marsad is well weighted on 2002 form. However, for us today the choice is King's Caprice.