pulled hard, with leader 6f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, joined 6f out, headed over 3f out, outpaced well over 1f out, rallied and stayed on inside final furlong
held up, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, no extra near finish
held up in touch, joined leader 6f out, led over 3f out, ridden out
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Gift Voucher, Stolen Hours and Piri Piri are the three we like in the finale and the narrow vote is given to Stolen Hours. The selection is a consistent sort who is dropped in grade after a decent effort behind Man The Gate at Epsom last time. That came on the back of two other decent efforts and with conditions in his favour here he will not be far away at the finish. Gift Voucher is a lightly-raced colt from a leading yard, and he found problems in running at Pontefract last time out. If that run could be forgiven he would have a leading chance here and with Keiren Fallon booked for the ride he has strong claims. Piri Piri ran a shocker last time out but she had previously run well at Hamilton behind Millennium Hall. She needs to be held up so if this turns into a tactical affair and she gets the run of the race she could go very close. Distant Cousin and Jasmick are both beginning to look exposed and look opposable on this occasion and we will stick with Stolen Hours as our selection.
