mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, ridden out
led to 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
always towards rear, never dangerous
took keen hold tracking leaders, effort over 4f out, weakened 2f out
close up, ridden well over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, slightly hampered when one pace over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden and chased leaders 3f out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway 4f out, soon ridden, led over 2f out, hung left and headed over 1f out, kept on
slowly into stride, always behind
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, tailed off
in touch, led 5f out, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon one pace
mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
with leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out (wore cheek pieces)
slowly into stride, always behind
Stormy Channel will be all the rage here following a win at Brighton recently. He put up a useful performance that day and is open to more improvement though he still has to prove himself on a soft surface. Daimajin has shown he can handle cut and his victory last time out for Brian Meehan before moving to Brendan Powell's suggests he is up to winning this tricky handicap. He is the TEAMtalk selection. Start Over is an interesting candidate stepping up in trip. His performance last time out at York when a close up fifth in a much better race was set in a good time and the step up should be no problem. More worrying would be the slower surface. Kasamba has been running well of late and has soft ground form in the past. He is overdue a win and should start at a decent price for his unfashionable trainer. This race was chosen for In Xanadu in preference to an easier option in a maiden earlier in the day. That suggests stable confidence and a big run is expected from this horse with proven soft ground form. Cuddles is an in and out performer whose best run came on a similar surface to this at Newmarket 6 days ago. His trainer does well here so expect a big run. Cliquey has some useful form to his name but is unproven on soft ground so is overlooked here.
