made all, ridden and hard pressed from 1f out, held on gamely inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, pushed along 4f out, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, lost place 4f out, soon weakened
held up, always towards rear
held up mid-division, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to press winner inside final furlong
tracked winner, challenged 2f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace
towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden over 1f out, never able to challenge
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, kept on
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, lost place 3f out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway 3f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace final 2f
This is a far more competitive race than the opener, but The Judge appears to be in good heart and is taken to follow up his recent Beverley success, with Factor Fifteen, Castleshane and Swynford Pleasure the biggest dangers. The Judge gave Factor Fifteen four pounds and a half length beating at Beverley recently, and although the latter is now a pound better off, Paul Cole's five-year-old won the Spring Cup off just a two pound lower mark last year and is capable of further improvement, so he is just fancied to confirm the form. Castleshane was also victorious on his last start, making all of the running to score in game fashion at Ripon. He loves to dominate and is sure to make a bold bid from the front once again here. Recent Thirsk third Swynford Pleasure is in good heart and is another with good claims, along with the lightly-raced Fisio Therapy, but The Judge appears to have the soundest claims and is a worthy selection.