led over 9f out, headed 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out
in touch, ridden 4f out, soon beaten
held up, headway over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders
held up, ridden over 6f out, outpaced 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, never trouble leaders
held up in touch, outpaced over 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged right and kept on final furlong
held up, some headway 6f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden over 4f out, headway over 3f out, soon ridden and weakened over 1f out
pulled hard, led, headed over 9f out, remained close up, led again over 2f out, ridden and ran on
close up, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out
held up towards rear, headway on outside from over 3f out, chased winner and every chance from 2f out, carried head high, not run on inside final furlong
close up, led 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Goose Island has been running well in handicaps at home, and this Irish raider could well be up to winning this, however Vrubel almost landed a nice touch last time and is chosen to beat Munaawesh. Vince Smith's gelding returned from a long lay to chase home Montara in a similar race to this at Wolverhampton.His previous form was of a decent standard and with improvement fully expected he will be difficult to beat here. The pick of Goose Island's form was a second to Desert Of Gold in a Tramore handicap, it was a weak event but so is this, and he should be capable of going close. Munaawesh would have been the pick of these on what he has achieved on the turf, but his performances on the fibresand have not matched up, however he should still be good enough to fight for a place. The consistent Dancing Tilly could prove best of the rest, but for the winner we return to Vrubel.