chased leaders until ridden and lost place 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden to stayed in touch over 2f out, kept on entering final furlong, no extra close home
chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on, nearest finish
tracked leaders, driven and headway on outside over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, kept on well
led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and hung left over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, soon behind, ridden over 2f out, no real headway
prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened quickly inside final furlong
mid-division until ridden and lost place over 2f out, soon behind
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along halfway, driven and stayed on well final 2f, nearest finish
Some of these are already beginning to look a little exposed and only a handful make any real appeal. Henry Windsor and Warren Place both put in decent performances at Beverley earlier in the season but have not built on those efforts of late. Wizard Of Us and Coozinha also have improvement to find and are already heading for the obscurity of minor handicap company. Which leaves Ombudsman as the obvious selection. He is a half-brother to Superstar Leo and made a very satisfactory debut behind a useful type from Richard Hannon's yard at Bath earlier in the month. He is sure to have benefited from the run and receives the TEAMtalk vote to rid himself of the maiden tag. A move for either Full Kwai Ma or Comic Times will give the best indications towards the confidence behind the newcomers chances of getting off the mark at the first time of asking.
