raced green in rear, mistake 2nd, blundered 5th, pulled up before next
held up, smooth headway to chase winner after 3 out, ridden approaching last, hung left, no impression flat
held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, left poor 4th at last
held up, headway 5th, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, stayed on flat, took 2nd close home
chased leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 6th
chased winner until weakened after 3 out
chased leaders, ridden after 5th, 5 lengths down and disputing 2nd when fell last
always towards rear, tailed off
Devote, Polish Legend, Raybaan and Blue Savanna are all in with chances in this selling hurdle and the tentative vote is given to Devote. The gelding from the Jimmy Frost yard goes well on this track and he ran well when a close fourth last time over course and distance behind Golfagent. He failed to settle on that day but if he can show the same attitude here as he did on then he will not be far away as he stayed on really well despite pulling hard early on in the race. Polish Legend is from a shrewd yard but has been disappointing of late so is probably best watched, while Blue Savanna is not one to place a great deal of trust in as he has been a disappointment to follow. Raybaan is the interesting runner in the field as he is making his hurdling debut, but he may need the run as he has not been seen on a racecourse since last October, so for the winner we return to Devote.