raced far side, slowly into stride, always behind
raced far side, held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
raced far side, in touch, pushed along half way, soon lost place, weakened quickly over 2f out, eased approaching final furlong
raced far side, held up, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on, never troubled leaders
raced stand side, held up, headway to lead group 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, just failed
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
raced far side, held up and behind, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, all out
raced far side, dwelt, held up and behind, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on, no impression
raced far side, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakening when slightly hampered over 1f out
raced far side, led and overall leader, ridden and held over 1f out, soon weakened
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
raced stand side, led, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
raced stand side, pushed along half way, never on terms
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression
raced far side, soon behind, never dangerous
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon behind
raced far side, mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out
This is a very tough race with a large number of progressive three-year-olds in the line-up, but Inch Island just gets our vote, ahead of recent scorer Hans Christian and Tim Easterby's pair, Shin Paradise and Just One Smile. John Quinn's gelding had some fair form in nursery handicaps last year, and showed himself to be as good as ever when chasing home Craiova at this course on his reappearance. The third home, New Seeker, gave the form a big boost when bolting up in a competitive handicap at Newmarket on Friday, and with Fergal Lynch taking over from an apprentice he looks worth a bet here. Hans Anderson benefited from the step up in trip when winning in good style when unfancied from a poor draw at Beverley on his reappearance and he Mark Johnston's horse should not be too far away from this four pound higher mark. Tim Easterby sets a poser, with David Allan on board recent Musselburgh scorer Shin Paradise and Paul Hanagan on handicap debutante Just One Smile, as both have fair claims here. Others to consider include Miss Issy, who showed improved form when just touched off at Warwick last time, all-weather winner Wensleydale Lad and Sir Mark Prescott's Coat Of Honour, another who makes his handicap debut today.
