led, headed over 4 furlong out, soon ridden, weakened quickly
held up in touch, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 3f out, edged right and no extra final 2f
in touch to halfway, soon behind
held up in mid-division, headway over 4f out, led over 3f out, stayed on well final 2f
in touch, headway halfway, ridden and effort over 3f out, no extra final 2f
held up towards rear, headway 7f out, ridden to challenge over 2f out, no extra final furlong
with leader, ridden and lost place 7f out, soon behind
in touch, ridden and lost place over 3f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway halfway, chasing leaders over 4f out, soon ridden, one pace final 2f
Although the going is predicted to be on the fast side it is unlikely that the course record will be in any danger here and it would not surprising if this develops into a dash for the line near the finish if they dawdle through the first circuit. Therefore it could be set up for Fast And Neat to tear along at his own pace before trying to draw the sting out of his rivals in the closing stages. Little Tobias is 5lb higher than for his recent success Ayr and has a little to prove now, so a bigger danger to the selection could be posed by Altitude Dancer and Delham, who are difficult to split on their recent form. However, Fergal Lynch is a good judge of pace and his booking for Fast And Neat could be the decisive factor here.
