raced far side, in touch, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced far side, midfield, headway when not much room well over 1f out, kept on
switched stand side soon after start, led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra
raced far side, in touch, ridden over 2f out, effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong
raced stand side, always behind
raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden to lead group 2f out, no chance with far side
raced far side, chased leader, ridden to lead 2f out, headed and no extra post
raced stand side, towards rear, never dangerous
raced far side, towards rear, never dangerous
raced stand side, chased leaders, effort halfway, soon weakened
raced far side, led and overall leader, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
raced stand side, slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, effort over 2f out, one pace
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong to lead post
raced far side, in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened 2f out
raced stand side, in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
raced far side, in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
With 18 runners lining up over the minimum trip, races do not come much more competitive than this. Add in the unknown equation of the effect of the draw and finding the winner is even more difficult. A low draw is often an advantage in big-field sprints at Gosforth Park but when the ground rides soft those drawn high tend to have the advantage, so it impossible to gauge which side will come out on top with the going forecast to be on the soft side of good. It may pay to side with one drawn low and one drawn high, leaving alone those with a middle draw. Among those with a low draw worthy of a mention are all-weather winners Ronnie From Donny and Whinhill House, who race at opposite ends of the handicap, Tim Easterby's reappearing Magic Myth and Chris Thornton's Quicks The Word, who ran well in nursery company last term. Of those drawn high another Easterby horse Dazzling Bay, the mount of Kevin Darley, recent all-weather winners Sea The World and Chico Guapo and Vanished, drawn next to the far side fence, all merit a mention but the selection goes to River Falcon. Jim Goldie's colt was lightly raced as a juvenile so is open to more improvement than most of his rivals, has the assistance of Kieren Fallon and the stable has made a fair start to the season. He gets the nod from stall 17.