in touch, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed halfway, no extra inside final furlong
prominent, led halfway, driven out
dwelt, outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
slowly into stride, always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reached winner
mid-division, midway 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
soon outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never reached leaders
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, always behind
Another competitive race to close the card and Indian Music might be able to gain revenge over Boisdale, with Attorney, Aguila Loco, Johnny Ebeneezer and Alistair Smellie among others to consider. The selection finished just a head behind Boisdale over course and distance eight days ago but is now eight pounds better off at the weights so clearly holds a good chance, even though he often finds one to beat him. Attorney is a course winner and has won from higher marks, while Aguila Loco will appreciate the drop to six furlongs from the seven he ran over at Brighton last time. Johnny Ebeneezer knows his way around here and first-time blinkers could inspire him further too, while Sotonian remains creditably consistent for an 11-year-old and Speedfit Free, another course and distance scorer, seems best on this surface these days and cannot be ruled out of a good run. Old familiars Alistair Smellie, Mallia and Levelled add further intrigue and competition to this finale so it is without a great degree of confidence that we select Indian Music.