chased clear leader, hung right and led well over 1f out, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, never near to challenge
slowly into stride, held up well in rear, switched left and headway on wide outside over 1f out, stayed on
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up mid-division, good headway 2f out, led over 1f out, driven out
dwelt, soon in touch, pushed along over 3f out, no extra final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and staying on when not clear run over 1f out, not recover and eased
raced keenly, led and soon clear, headed well over 1f out, soon ridden and weakened
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on wide outside when hung right 2f out, ran on inside final furlong
held up and behind, headway when not clear run over 1f out, squeezed through inside final furlong, stayed on
close up, ridden and not quicken 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
pulled hard mid-division, never a factor
mid-division, ridden 3f out, ran on same pace
As with most of the races on the round course, a high draw is a slight advantage, which brings Camille Pissarro, Just A Martian and Yeoman Lad into the argument. However, a chance is taken with Grand Passion to show the benefit of a recent outing at Leicester, where he looked as though the outing would do him good. Geoff Wragg has started the season well and this half-brother to middle-distance winner Out On A Promise, and winning hurdler Cooling Off is sure to been seen to better effect over this longer trip. No shortage of dangers including the well drawn Yeoman Lad, who ran on into sixth place behind the selection at Leicester and is 2lbs better off this time. He too is sure to strip sharper here, but even though he meets the selection on better terms, he still has something to find. Camille Pissarro is open to any amount of improvement and is feared, especially with Kieren Fallon retaining the ride. A good third in a competitive handicap at Newbury, he should just about take care of New Wish, who was a couple of lengths behind there, but will be 2lbs better off her, taking into account his apprentices claim. Just A Martian is another entitled to have come on for his recent outing on the Polytrack, while handicap debutantes Louis Napoleon and Interceptor have plenty to do from their outside draws.
