in touch, ridden halfway, no impression
chased leaders, ridden after 1f, soon behind
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to lead post
slowly into stride, always behind
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra post
in touch, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly
slowly into stride, behind, headway halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
keen, with leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
led early, with leaders, ridden and every chance 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
A typical Showcase sprint with plenty of possibles including Sundried Tomato who has proved a fine stable servant with four wins this year. However, Peter Hiatt's charge had nothing to spare when scoring at Wolverhampton on Monday and looks opposable under a 3lb penalty so the TEAMtalk vote goes to Maktavish who comes here in good form and is now 13lb better for a four-length beating behind Sundried Tomato at Doncaster earlier in the month so is taken to reverse the placings. Paddywack has been in excellent heart of late but returns to the all-weather on a high enough mark while Afaan has struggled during a light campaign and seems not the force of old. Greenwood and veteran Further Outlook are consistent types and both have place chances in an open heat.