raced stand side, chased leaders, ridden and led stand side 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
raced far side, held up, ridden over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on, not reach leaders
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
led far side group, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced stand side, slowly into stride, held up, some headway over 1f out, not trouble leaders
led stand side and overall leader, headed 2f out, soon weakened
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra near finish
raced far side, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced far side, pulled hard, held up, headway and effort inside final furlong, unale to quicken near finish
raced far side, slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced far side, held up, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
raced far side, tracked leader, led and overall leader over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
raced stand side, chased leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
raced stand side, in touch over 6f
raced stand side, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
switched to race far side, soon prominent, ridden and weakened final furlong
raced far side, held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ran on strongly to lead post
raced stand side, held up, headway over 1f out, every chance 1f out, stayed on same pace
raced far side, held up, not trouble leaders
raced far side, close up, ridden over 2f out, weakening when short of room inside final furlong, soon eased
Presumptive is very lightly raced for a four-year-old and can land this valuable handicap from St Pancras and Gift Horse. Roger Charlton's colt is superbly bred by Danehill out of a Machiavellian mare and finally started living up to that pedigree with an excellent effort behind Flowerdrum in a competitive race at Salisbury. He looked the likelier winner in that event after putting in a strong run inside the final furlong , having been slightly outpaced at halfway. It was a very pleasing handicap debut and he can only improve. Gift Horse has been placed in two decent handicaps recently and will be difficult to keep out of the frame again. St Pancras took advantage of a dipping handicap mark to record a victory in a Bath handicap last time. On his best form he is still very well treated and can take a hand in the finish here. Hat-trick seeking Oh Boy could be best of the others, but Presumptive is less exposed than most and gets the verdict.