finished 2nd, beaten 4th, tracked leaders, was pushed along over 4f out, led over 2f out, was ridden and headed over 1f out, came on same pace final furlong
jumped, stalled and refused to race
held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened rapidly
prominent until lost ground over 5f out, tailed off
held up, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, quickened clear and pushed out final furlong
led, was headed over 2f out, ridden and one pace final furlong
Bendarshaan looks to have got the hang of this racing game now and can make a bold bid to run up a straight hat-trick of wins, mainly at the expense of Fourth Dimension, Conquering Love and Astrocharm. The selection certainly seemed to be on the up when scoring at Newmarket over a longer trip last time, even though the race was possibly run to suit him. He was always the type to progress with age and we reckon he'll keep on doing just that. Astrocharm has been placed very well by his handler this season and can go well in what might be a tactical affair, while much as Horner's handicap debut run last time was anything but auspicious, he must surely be better than the impression he left on that occasion. Fourth Dimension will be straighter for his first run of the season, and the same can be said of Conquering Love but, as you would expect, the field looks very tightly matched on ratings and maybe Bendarshaan is the one that can make them all go.
