held up, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened 3f out, eased over 1f out
with leader, led over 4f out, headed 2f out, ridden and no response
soon prominent, chased leader over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden clear
slowly into stride, keen, headway 3f out, hung left from well over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
raced wide, in touch over 5f
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, kept on same pace from over 1f out
Roger Charlton's runners have been running consistently well this term and he looks to have found a good opening for Extra Cover to finally end a frustrating run of near misses here; possibly at the main expense of Crathes and Pass The Port, who head the list of dangers out of the rest. However, Paul Blockley is obviously keen to get a handle on how much potential he has in his three representatives today and notes should be taken on Senor Set, Desert Coral and Sweet At Heart for next time. However, Extra Cover has already done enough to suggest a race of this nature is well within him and getting a fair price on the son of Danehill Dancer could be the hardest battle punters face with him this afternoon.