mid-division, ridden and edged right over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
towards rear, not much room 3f out, hampered over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on well inside final furlong, never nearer
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride and behind, ridden and wandered over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, eased
slowly into stride, chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong
slowly into stride, behind until kept on final 2f, never on terms
led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra close home
chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, soon eased
in touch, outpaced halfway, ridden 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, led close home
chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, kept on under pressure
Joshar, Procrastinate, Turtle Magic and Straffan are the principles in this claiming stakes and a chance is taken on Procrastinate. The selection travelled well before fading in heavy ground over this course and distance behind Selkirk Storm last time. He is clearly not anything special but he will not need to be anything out of the ordinary to win this and with conditions more to suit here he is taken to score. Joshar finished third behind Speed Dial Harry last week at Southwell and if he can reproduce that effort he will be hard to beat. However, he had only previously shown moderate form and at the likely short odds he is probably worth taking on. Turtle Magic has not really progressed after showing promise in her first couple of starts and she is now stepped up in trip. Straffan is another stepped up in trip but she was finishing strongly at the finish when third behind Key Secret at Wolverhampton last time so the extra furlong may bring about further improvement. This is not an easy race to predict but we will take a chance on Procrastinate.