mid-division, never trouble leaders
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon beaten
mid-division, never trouble leaders
tracked leaders, ridden and edged left 2f out, soon weakened
held up, headway 2f out, led on bit over 1f out, soon clear, comfortable
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weaken 2f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders over 5f
outpaced
close up, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner
mid-division, pushed along half way, headway over 1f out, nearest finish
outpaced, headway 3f out, soon ridden, no further headway
slowly into stride, outpaced, never dangerous
This is a competitive handicap in which Teehee, Rare Coincidence, Yorker and Book Matched all look to have claims and we will side with Yorker to lead them home. The selection goes well on this track and is racing at his optimum trip here. He has been a little disappointing of late but the form of his second behind Warden Warren at Wolverhampton reads well in the context of this race, and as such he is taken to score. Teehee was disappointing last time at Wolverhampton behind Cape St Vincent, but that was over 6 furlongs and he will be a different proposition over this longer more suitable trip. Rare Coincidence has hinted at a return to form on his last two outings and he looks to have decent place prospects, so he is worth considering. Book Matched is held by Rare Coincidence on their recent Southwell run, so he will have to improve to feature at the finish here, and we are happy to stick with Yorker as our idea of the winner.