chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, one pace after
led, headed just over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up, never on terms
held up, switched left over 2f out, stayed on, not reached leaders
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, stayed on from 2f out, never troubled leaders
in touch until weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, challenged from 2f out, led just inside final furlong, kept on well
prominent, led over 3f out, hard ridden and headed just inside final furlong, kept on but no extra close home
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
In this maiden we give the nod to The Composer ahead of possibly Plea Bargain and Wotchalike but keep a close eye on the betting too. The selection took a while for the penny to drop on his Kempton debut but, once it did, he ran on really well to finish fourth. If he progresses from that run he has to hold a chance here in what might be just a run-of-the-mill maiden for the time of year. Looking at the others and Barbirolli is well-related and, along with his stablemates, Beekeeper's half-brother Mt Desert and the interesting Plea Bargain, and the likes of Mick Channon's Marhaba Million, Andrew Balding's Palace Walk, and Geoff Wragg's Royal Mougins, should all be watched in the betting. Another to consider is Wotchalike, who ran well over course and distance on soft last time but that probably was not a strong contest. However, as we say The Composer ran on really well on his Kempton debut once the penny dropped and, unless the market vibes flag up a Gosden runner - he trained the winner at Kempton that day so will have a good line on the form - we will take him to build on that and score today.
