prominent, ridden and every chance from 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
keen, held up, staying on when slightly hampered over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, never nearer
led 1f, remained in touch, led again over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened final furlong
steadied start, held up, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, ridden out
held up, headway and edged right over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, kept on same pace
slowly away, headway and led after 1f, headed after 2f, remained close up, led again over 5f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened
led after 2f, headed over 5f out, weakened over 3f out
We are looking to the lady trainers to take this prize and Greenwich Meantime could be the one, with The Ring and Malarkey set to fight out the places. Linda Ramsden's gelding progressed with each outing last term when trained by Henry Cecil and ended the season with an emphatic victory over some decent enough types up at Newcastle., the handicapper has taken no chances with this one, but with improvement expected he does appear to have a great chance. Mary Reveley trains The Ring who also ended last season on a high note, winning a Newcastle handicap in game fashion. Steff Liddiard is responsible for Malarkey, who is fit from a spell on the all-weather, and could possibly sneak a place at big odds. Of the remaider Michael Bell's Somoma was consistent sort in 2003 and is worth a mention, but Greenwich Meantime could be ready to strike and is given the nod.