led 1f, remained with leader, soon hung left, ridden halfway, stayed on to lead near finish
slowly into stride, keen, tracked leaders, chased leader over 1f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
led after 1f, ridden halfway, ran on headed near finish
soon outpaced, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong, took 3rd close home
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
close up, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
This looks to lie between Treasure Cay and Magic Glade who finished second and third behind Dancing Mystery over course and distance earlier this month and preference is for the latter, with Zarzu rated the best of the remainder. The selection is 2lbs better in with Treasure Cay for three-quarters of a length and with a high draw to help, plus the booking of Chris Catlin there are solid claims for believing that the six-year-old can reverse previous form. Top weight Hidden Dragon has claims on his best but comes here without a recent run, which is of concern, and of greater interest may be Absent Friends, who is set to go up 5lbs after Saturday following an improved display in a claimer at Wolverhampton last week. Zarzu has been given a break since his most recent start and is another to consider but Magic Glade has plenty in his favour and he gets the vote.