led early, tracked leader, led approaching 4 out, ridden and challenged 3 out, headed next, kept on but no impression
tracked leaders, weakened after 4 out
held up in touch, hit 3rd, challenged on bit 3 out, hit and led next, ridden clear from last
held up behind, headway 4 out, no impression next
keen and soon led, headed and hit 4 out, soon weakened
held up in mid-division, behind when hit 4th, soon behind
held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, outpaced next, no impression from 2 out
pushed along towards rear, behind when slipped up badly after 4 out, soon pulled up
chased leaders, hit 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on from next
Iron Man scored well at Ayr last time and might just get the better of Carte Diamond here. Athollbrose and Okayman were well behind the selection on that occasion. Carte Diamond is very interesting as he won a valuable 12 furlong handicap at Doncaster when last seen and we afford him all due respect. The fact that Paul Carberry is taking the ride on Coming Again is interesting, while The Rip seemed to showed some improvement here last time when half-a-length behind Alpha Juliet, and either could get amongst the money. We span our coin to find the selection, though, and it just came down on the side of Iron Man, who looked to be on the upgrade when winning at Ayr, although the betting might put a different complexion on things.
