chased leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, kept on well under pressure, held on
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
in touch, pushed along to lead over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 2f out, ran on under pressure final furlong, not reached winner
led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent for 4f
Some in form rivals contest this decent handicap and it may concern the recent winners Book Matched, Rare Coincidence and Jomus, with the former getting the nod. Bryan Smart's gelding was successful at Wolverhampton at the end of last month beating Hawkit in good style. The runner up went in at the same track on Saturday so the form does look rock solid. Rare Coincidence is chasing a hat-trick following victories here and at Wolverhampton. On both occasions he won with a bit in hand so the handicapper may not quite have his measure. Jomus takes a step up in class after beating Alexander Ambition an a class E handicap earlier this month, however he does appear to be progressing and could very well fight out the finish. Of the others Senor Bond is a stablemate of the selection so is worth a look in the betting, as is Masafi who could be another Mark Prescott special. Once again then a very tricky event with Book Matched just taken to oblige.
