held up and always behind
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, pushed along halfway, headway over 5f out, led 4f out to 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on one pace final furlong
dwelt badly, always towards rear
held up and behind, driven and headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, no impression
behind, ridden and headway over 5f out, weakened over 3f out
chased leaders to 6f out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off final 2f
led, ridden and headed over 4f out, soon weakened, eased final 2f
soon behind, never dangerous
chased leaders, headway to join leader 4f out, led 3f out, soon ridden, headed and no extra inside final furlong
tracked leader, driven and lost place 6f out, soon ridden and outpaced, weakened over 2f out
The final race on the all-weather sees two stand out, Shank and Great As Gold. The latter was a course and distance scorer before Christmas and has been there or thereabouts in three runs here since then. Connections will be confident of a good run, but Shank could prove a thorn in the side. Sir Mark Prescott's charge has been running on over shorter trips and is worth trying over the extra distance. However, on breeding he is not guaranteed to get the trip and with that in mind, Great As Gold looks the safer option. Best of the rest is Littleton Amethyst who was a beaten favourite at Wolverhampton after running a bit too keenly. She should win a little race soon and can at least make the frame here.