held up towards rear, ridden and weakened 3 out
held up in touch, headway to chase leaders approaching 7th, hard ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression
led, headed approaching 3 out, kept on from 2 out, no chance with winner
tracked leader, pushed along and outpaced after 7th, weakened from 2 out
held up mid-division, blundered 6th, soon pushed along and lost place, tailed off
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 5th, led approaching 3 out, clear from next
held up in rear, ridden approaching 3 out, hit next, kept on
A fair race for the grade where Ramblees Holly, Red Society and Ashnaya are hard to split on the pick of their form but Music To My Ears is developing into a useful tool at this level and is fancied to continue on the upgrade today. The Jonjo O'Neill-trained five-year-old has made the most of some easy openings of late and has coped with each new challenge with the air of an improving sort. The Phardante gelding does have 7lb extra to cope with here as he takes on slightly better company but the manner in which he coasted to victory at Market Rasen last week suggests that he is far from done with yet. Red Society has race fitness on his side and is taken to capitalise if Music To My Ears fails to deliver for any reason.
