made most, ridden out
with winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
with winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong
broke well, tracked leaders, switched left over 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, unable to quicken near finish
hampered over 4f out, lost place, never dangerous
behind, headway final furlong, never nearer
slowly into stride, outpaced
slowly into stride, some headway after 2f, weakened halfway
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, one paced
hampered over 4f out, never dangerous after
A low draw is a big plus here over this trip, so the one's to concentrate on include Czar Wars, Boisdale, front-runner Superapparos, who should have no trouble leading from his stall, and Blakeset, who gets the vote. David Barron's gelding confirmed his well-being when scoring at Wolverhampton earlier this week, when proving too strong for Risk Free. He is a reliable sort, unlike most of his rivals and while this trip may be short of his best, it is likely to be soundly run with Superapparos likely to take the field along from stall 5. Roy Bowring's frustrating nine-year-old is still looking for that elusive first success. However, while he has plenty to find on official figures he does seem to run his best races here and won't be easy to peg back. Czar Wars has been a grand servant to connections and while he is clearly on the downgrade, he is still capable at this level. He is closely matched with Boisdale on their running here last month and they have pace claims at least. The draw looks to have put paid to the chances of Festive Affair and On The Trail, but Champagne Rider isn't out of this if returning to his best, something he hasn't been for some time now.