held up, headway over 4f out, chased winner over 2f out, soon hampered by winner, edged left over 1f out, kept on same pace
jumped awkwardly, held up, weakened over 3f out
keen, held up, ridden 4f out, outpaced final 3f
mid-division, weakened over 3f out
in touch, led over 3f out, wandered under pressure from over 2f out, driven out
soon led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
in touch, lost place halfway
held up, outpaced over 3f out, kept on final furlong
tracked leader, ridden halfway, weakened 4f out
An interesting race where the competitive nature of the previous races on the card is upheld by the bringing together of a closely matched field. However, recent form and jockey bookings sway the vote towards Caesar, who is selected over his stablemate Yankiedoodledandy and Keepers Knight, who shaped as if worth a try over this trip when slightly disappointing last time. Red Lancer is also very much respected as he comes here on a hat-trick bid and has already proved that he can get the better of a few of these if everything goes his way. His rider's claim virtually does away with his penalty and he will be very hard to keep out of the frame. However, Caesar should appreciate this extra furlong today and is selected on the grounds of value. Gavin Faulkner has got on well with the selection in both their previous outings together and they are taken to give the best run for the money in a wide-open handicap where not too many can be confidently ruled out.