chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on same pace final 2f
slowly into stride, soon outpaced, ridden halfway, kept on under pressure final furlong
soon outpaced, ridden and headway halfway, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
dwelt, soon tracked leaders, ridden and with winner over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
prominent, led 2f out, ridden out
raced wide mid-division, ridden halfway, never dangerous
chased leaders, hung badly right 4f out and bit slipped through horses mouth, eased final 3f
slowly into stride, behind
in rear, ridden halfway, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders
Pam Sly has her yard in top form and Balian can land this tricky seller, A Teen and Ace Club could be the ones to follow him home. This son of Mujahid put in his best performance for some time when finishing a close second behind Decider in a class five maiden here last time out. A repeat of that effort could be good enough to take the spoils here this afternoon. A Teen has a bit to find with the selection on official ratings but has claims on the pick of his recent banded efforts. Ace Club has also been running in the lowest grade recently but has a chance judged on some decent efforts in better company back in April. Sion Hill wasn't too far behind the selection last time after trouble when leaving the stalls. He is another to consider for the places, but our idea of the winner is Balian.
Further Outlook (USA) 13-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 11, 6l behind Bodden Bay (8-12) at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs in Nov.
Phinerine 10-1 (8-5) Raced wide, chased leaders, ridden, hung left and weakened 2f out, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Diane's Choice (9-4) at Lingfield 5f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Aug.
The London Gang 6-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, raced wide, mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 11, 21l behind Cleveland (8-8) at Southwell 7f sll (6) fbs in Nov.
A Teen 14-1 (8-9) Prominent, ridden 2f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 6l behind Cool Tiger (8-12) at Southwell 6f banded stk (7) fbs in Nov.
Balian 14-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1l behind Decider (9-3) at Southwell 5f mdn stk (5) fbs in Nov.
Sion Hill (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Hampered start, slowly into stride, in rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 12, 4l behind Decider (9-3) at Southwell 5f mdn stk (5) fbs in Nov.
Woodwee 9-1 (8-8) Keen, held up, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on under strong pressure final furlong, 4th of 10, 7l behind Le Chiffre (8-8) at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs in Nov.
The City Kid (IRE) 10-3 (8-2) Soon pushed along and mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Le Chiffre (8-8) at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs in Nov.
