held up, not clear run 2f out, soon switched left, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge
held up, outpaced halfway, staying on when hampered over 1f out
keen, with leaders until 4f out, chased leaders after, short of room over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and led 1f out, ran on
keen, with leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened
held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
held up, ridden halfway, soon weakened
keen, led, headed over 3f out, slightly outpaced 2f out, switched left over 1f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
keen, with leaders, ridden and led over 1f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
An intriguing Showcase Handicap with Free Trip suggested over Johnny Parkes, Go Between, Danzig River, Lake Garda, Mister Saif, Hoh Bleu Dee and Traytonic. Running through the field. Traytonic has plenty of speed and a Listed-race fourth place to his name. He shoulders top weight but is still capable of going well. The same is true of Hoh Bleu Dee. Disappointing over seven furlongs at York, he drops back to six here and is entitled to respect. Mister Saif is progressing and, as with a number of these, it is difficult to gauge at what stage of development these two-year-olds are at in relation to one another. It's the ongoing nursery conundrum. Lake Garda has the look of an improver and got off the mark last time and Danzig River's win over Truly Wonderful gives him comparable form with Free Trip. The selection has won two of his three starts and, trained by John Gosden, this well-bred colt has a progressive look about him. The same can be said of Linda Ramsden's Johnny Parkes who is probably better than his last run, when he made hard work of winning a run-of-the-mill event. Imperium and Scorching are both blinkered for the first time, which adds further to an intriguing event that we think will go to Free Trip.