always prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, all out
led 3f, ridden and lost place after 6f, tailed off
held up, headway after 7f, outpaced 5f out, stayed on again final 2f
soon pushed along in rear, always behind, tailed off
held up, headway halfway, outpaced 3f out, rallied over 1f out, kept on
held up, headway halfway, ridden and weakened over 4f out
prominent, led over 8f out, headed 6f out, ridden and weakened over 4f out
soon chasing leaders, led after 3f, headed over 8f out, weakened 6f out, tailed off
chased leaders until weakened quickly 7f out, tailed off
in touch, headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up, headway 7f out, ridden 3f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
held up, headway halfway, led 6f out, headed over 2f out, still every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent for 6f, tailed off
The finale should centre around Peggy's Prince, Great Benefit and Sea Grass and a chance is taken on the last mentioned. The selection hails from a stable that does well in this sphere, and this well-bred gelding by Jolly Jake is sure to know his job. The ground will not be a problem and he is expected to run a big race. Peggy's Prince ran a fair race in a bumper at Exeter on his racecourse debut when fourth behind Bowleaze. However, he has not been seen out since last April so has clearly had his problems during that time and might be worth taking on. Great Benefit hails from the Gold Cup-winning yard and was a 20,000 euros purchase by Beneficial, so has obvious claims. The market should be watched to ascertain whether or not any of the other newcomers are fancied, and for the winner we return to Sea Grass.
