held up in rear, ridden 2f out, no headway
held up and behind, driven and headway 4f out, led 3f out, soon ridden, headed well inside final furlong, kept on
held up towards rear, switched outside 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
held up mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden to go 2nd 2f out, stayed on well under pressure to lead well inside final furlong, all out
in touch, lost place 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway 6f out, ridden and lost place 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, headway to challenge 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace under pressure final furlong, no impression on 1st 2
led, shaken up 4f out, headed 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, soon eased
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, never troubled leaders
Spitting Image looks fairly well treated on his return to handicapping, but this may rest between Lucky Judge and Vicious Prince, with the last named getting the vote. The form figures of the selection don't look too inspiring but they belie the fact that he has been showing signs of a return to form. He was only beaten four lengths behind Loves Travelling in a much more valuable handicap at Carlisle last time, and can go close in this weaker affair. Spitting Image finally got his head in front when beating Red Scorpion here last month. His subsequent defeat by Sonoma also reads well as the third, a previous winner, was some eleven lengths behind. Lucky Judge looks best of the remainder having beaten Quedex in good fashion at Newcastle last time. Not the easiest races to assess but Vicious Prince has strong claims and gets the verdict.
