held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, effort when not much room over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
towards rear, headway over 4f out and in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leader, ridden to challenge over 3f out, no extra approaching final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
dwelt, mid-division, headway over 2f out, effort when not clear run 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed close home, no extra
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and one pace final 2f
tracked leaders, headway and effort over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong
mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to lead close home
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, no extra final 2f
led, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
towards rear, never dangerous
Nonrunner
This is not an easy race to solve but from a shortlist containing Jackie Kiely, Wahchi, Apache Point, The Wizard Mul and Commitment Lecture, we will side with Apache Point. The selection is just that simply because he is a course and distance winner who has shown that he still has enough ability to run a decent race from his current mark. Jackie Kiely is now just a pound above the mark from which he won last summer and, even though his best form is on good or quicker, he has to be on the shortlist too at this level. Wahchi looked promising last season before losing his way, although there were signs of a revival last time. As such, his chance cannot be discounted. The Wizard Mul is a recent convert to this sort of trip but is closely weighted Apache Point based on recent runs, so he too holds claims. Galley Law showed some Turf improvement last time, but his mark has been adjusted accordingly. Commitment Lecture was not beaten far under similar conditions from today's mark last time, so he too is entitled to respect, and Regent's Secret is often placed but has yet to win on Turf. Finally, Archirondel has place claims from his current mark but his best form is on good or quicker going. In conclusion, then, overall the vote goes to Apache Point.
Archirondel 6-1 Held up, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 10l behind Blue Patrick at Beverley 1m 2f ldy rds hcp gd.
Jackie Kiely 100-1 Always behind, 9th of 10, 17l behind Maraahel at Chester 1m 2f Grp 3 gs.
Regent's Secret (USA) 8-1 Towards rear, headway over 3f out, never dangerous, 12th of 20, 17l behind True Companion at Doncaster 1m 2f ldy rds hcp gd in Mar.
Commitment Lecture 8-1 Slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 15, 3/4l behind Wroot Danielle at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp gs in Apr.
Jordans Spark 10-1 Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, not much room inside final furlong, weakened close home, 5th of 12, 6l behind Dispol Veleta at Hamilton 1m hcp gs.
Face The Limelight (IRE) 9-2 Held up, headway over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 11, 13l behind Peter's Imp at Catterick 1m 4f clm (F) gf in Jul.
Apache Point (IRE) 4-1 Soon outpaced, 7th of 9, 25l behind Galley Law at Southwell 1m stk fbs in Apr.
Galley Law 9-4fav Held up, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 14, shd behind Sriology at Leicester 1m stk sft.
