tracked leaders, led 2f out, ran on well, driven out
held up rear, good headway from over 4f out, every chance over 1f out, soon ridden, not quicken
held up towards rear, headway on inner over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out
prominent until ridden and weakened over 2f out
in touch, headway 4f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quicken
led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on
held up in touch, ridden 6f out, weakened 4f out
towards rear, headway 7f out, ridden and weakened quickly over 3f out
Hey Boy and Saxon Mist probably have the best form of those to have raced previously but this may well go to one of the newcomers, with Native Chancer preferred to Piccini. The selection is a son of Anshan, trained by Jonjo O'Neill, who has an enviable record in these races. He makes marginally more appeal than Martin Pipe's Piccini and the Paul Nicholls-trained Cornish Sett, who may need more time. Noel Chance is another trainer more than capable of saddling one to win first time out so his representative Victom's Chance has to be respected and a market move for him may be of significance. Similar comments apply to Alan King's Sharajan, while of those to have raced previously, stablemate Saxon Mist and Ascot third Hey Boy, have to be respected. However, Native Chancer makes plenty of appeal on his debut and is taken to win at the first time of asking.
