tracked leader, led 3rd, headed halfway, challenged 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on strongly under pressure, run in to lead near finish
held up, mistake 7th, headway to lead halfway, hit 11th, not fluent last, headed towards finish, no extra
towards rear, outpaced 11th, soon lost touch
led to 3rd, remained prominent, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, mistake 10th, outpaced 4 out, kept on one pace from 2 out
Family Venture is the confident selection here with Timberley and Khan Kicker the others worthy of consideration. The gelding from the Ferdy Murphy yard ran well behind Major Drive at Musselburgh last time and a reproduction of that effort should be good enough here. Timberley rates the main danger as he has shown ability in point-to-point races and is from a small but shrewd yard. He will be very interesting if he is supported in the market. Khan Kicker is the other worth considering and he was a fair third behind Danimas at Musselburgh last time, so will not be too far away at the finish. The rest look outclassed, so we are happy to side with Family Venture.
