chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on under pressure
raced stand side, chased leader, ridden over 1f out, one pace
dwelt and slightly hampered after start, outpaced
uneasy in stalls, chased leaders to halfway, soon behind
led to 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in mid-division, no headway final 2f
raced stand side, in touch, hung right to join main group 2f out, no impression
prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on well
held up well in rear, good headway over 1f out, ran on under pressure, finished well
slowly away, always outpaced in rear
awkward and went right leaving stalls, switched to race on far rail, outpaced
The stalls will be placed on the far side for this race, so high numbers might just be favoured and, with that in mind, Byo and Who's Winning form our two against the field, with the vote going to Byo. The selection remains in good heart and has actually won from today's mark, albeit in an apprentice handicap at Haydock. Admittedly, this is quite a competitive affair but, that said, Byo has a pretty good profile for it and should give you a decent run for your money. Who's Winning won last time on his first run since being claimed by Brendan Powell and, having been competitive in the past from higher marks, could well well again as his confidence will be at a high. Among a number of others to consider are Kallista's Pride, a course winner from a pound-lower mark than today in an amateurs' handicap in July and who also has reasonable recent efforts to her name, Pulse, who has won from today's mark - which was in an apprentices' handicap - and Chantelle, who can be given a good shout on the basis of her best Irish form, are others to consider, while it will be interesting also to see how the maiden form of Iltravitore and Millinsky stands up. And while it might sound crazy, Bennanabaa has at times shaped like he has a race in him and he does race in first-time blinkers today. Overall, though, the vote goes to Byo.
