slowly into stride, raced stand side, held up, ridden and switched left over 1f out, soon one pace
raced far side, tracked leaders, led 1f out, ridden clear
raced far side, disputed lead to over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced stand side, in touch, ridden and chased stand side leader 2f out, one pace final furlong
raced stand side, held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
raced far side, held up, weakened over 2f out
raced stand side, held up, headway approaching final furlong, unable to quicken inside final furlong
raced far side, held up towards rear, switched right and headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, headed 1f out, no extra
raced far side, slowly into stride, always in rear
raced far side, pulled hard, disputed lead until over 2f out
raced far side, mid-division, weakened over 2f out
raced stand side, with leader until led over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance at far side
raced stand side, close up over 6f
raced far side, in touch over 5f
unruly start, led stand side group until over 2f out
raced far side, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression
raced far side, held up, never dangerous
raced stand side, held up, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never able to challenge
slowly into stride, raced far side, mid-division, never dangerous
raced far side, slowly into stride, behind from halfway
Best Before has plenty of weight but is consistent enough to warrant support in the opener, with Eastern Hope, Secluded and Macs Talisman others who may be involved. This is a line-up large in quantity but lacking strength in depth, and Best Before has more going for him than most. The David Evans team is in fair form and the four-year-old has a low draw that should boost his chances of improving enough to get back to winning ways. Since scoring at Windsor in June he has only gone up seven-pounds for some decent efforts in defeat at Goodwood, Newbury and Kempton, and will not be overawed by tonight's opposition. Eastern Hope does not win too often but ran an encouraging race at Redcar thanks to the blinkers being left off and is a place possible along with Secluded whose stable is doing a bit better this month. Mac's Talisman was having his first outing over a mile when third in a Musselburgh seller, and as this is not much better, he is another to consider for the frame. Bets are best kept to the minimum here, and the smallest of wagers on Best Before is the suggestion.