chased leaders, headway to lead 2 out, ridden clear approaching last, stayed on well
chased leaders, mistake and rider lost iron 3rd, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, staying on under pressure when jumped left last, no chance with winner
raced keenly, led, hung right and ran wide bend after 3rd, headed 2 out, soon outpaced, no chance when stumbled after last
soon behind, lost touch 4th, soon tailed off, pulled up before last
tracked leader, headway 5th, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, no impression approaching last
took keen hold towards rear, hampered 2nd, headway 3 out, soon ridden, disputing 2nd when stumbled and unseated rider after last
behind, lost touch after 2nd, tailed off when refused 4th
Three horses stand out here, Port Moreno, Beau Artiste, and Vitelli, with the latter getting the nod. Beau Artiste has only been narrowly beaten on his last two outings. Four lengths second to Kingkholer at Musselburgh on his penultimate start, then a very good neck second to Sir Night over course and distance more recently show that he will be breaking his maiden tag shortly. Both Port Moreno and Vitelli are four year olds with penalties to shoulder. Port Moreno made mincemeat out of his rivals when scoring by 11 lengths at Towcester on his latest outing and looks a horse with a future. Vitelli came good when showing real battling qualities to dead-heat with After Galway at Hexham on his debut over hurdles and will be almost certain to improve on that performance. In what may be a closely-run affair, we feel that Vitelli can come up trumps again today.
