in touch, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on, never dangerous
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon hung left, weakened over 1f out
with leader, led 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
slow into stride, held up, not clear run over 3f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
chased leaders over 4f
always behind
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
This is a very competitive affair and three that catch the eye are Danum, Air Of Esteem and Donegal Shore, with Air Of Esteem just given the vote. Ian Emmerson's entire finished an excellent second behind prolific winner Tee Jay Kassidy last time, with Donegal Shore back in third just a head away. It should be close between the pair again but the selection was returning from a break and may have needed the run, so should confirm the form. Danum has to give weight away all round, but put in a very good performance last time out when third behind Never Forget Bowie at Wolverhampton, a repeat of that effort should see him involved in the finish today. Coolfore Jade has shown enough recently to warrant respect and may do best of the others, but Air Of Esteem appears to have the best overall form and gets the verdict