chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
close up, ridden and lost place over 4f out
led, headed over 6f out, ridden and led again over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on
led over 6f out, came stands' side, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on inside final furlong
keen, close up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, pushed along halfway, ran on final furlong, never dangerous
raced wide, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out
Shannon Arms holds very strong claims here and is chosen to beat Lovers Walk and English Rocket. The selection was a decent performer in the states and put up a terrific performance on his British debut when chasing home Stage By Stage at Wolverhampton. That looks outstanding form in this company and he is a confident choice. English Rocket has been well beaten on his two outings this term, but on his form of twelve months ago would be good enough to go close. Lovers Walk made a very pleasing debut at Wolverhampton finishing a close up sixth behind Russian Symphony. There should be plenty of improvement in the tank and a big run can be expected.Firebird Rising and Hana Dee can also be considered for place money on bits and pieces of form, Shannon Arms could be a decent American export and is given the nod.