behind, headway over 6f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 3f out
keen, led 9f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led 1f, chased leaders, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always behind
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, lost place and switched right over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, hung left 2f out, soon weakened
behind, effort 3f out, soon weakened
slow into stride, held up, headway over 6f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, ran on
led after 1f, headed 9f out, chased leader to over 6f out, weakened over 4f out
behind from halfway
Mandinka slaughtered his rivals last time out and can beat Touch Of Ebony and Dubai Dreams. The selection has taken a hike up the weights but won with such authority has to be followed again. The gelding displayed a terrific turn of foot to leave his rivals for dead and in the end came home eight lengths clear of Jungle Lion. Today's opposition are no better and a follow up looks a distinct possibility. Touch Of Ebony returns after a spell over the jumps and has shown enough on the turf to suggest he can take a hand in the finish. Dubai Dreams won well over a mile here last time and will find this trip testing his stamina, however he does look the best of the remainder. So once again a very modest event and Mandinka is a confident choice