prominent, pushed along 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on outside 2f out, led over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, headed close home
mid-division, headway over 2f out, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, squeezed for room on inner inside final furlong, stayed on
in touch, led over 3f out, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
dwelt, towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
held up mid-division, steady progress over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead close home
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, hampered over 1f out, not recovered
in touch, chased along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
After an eye-catching effort last time, Captain Darling is taken to score on his handicap debut here, with La Corujera, The Gambler and Jalouhar all respected as well. The latter hails from a stable in decent form and there is every chance that this easy seven furlongs will suit well, so Karl Burke's gelding makes some each-way appeal at likely odds. The Gambler is a generally consistent type and although not ideally drawn looks set to give a decent showing, while La Corujera arguably had too much use made of her at Redcar last time. That was disappointing after a most promising reappearance, and she can improve on that run if ridden with a shade more restraint. But we'll take a chance on Captain Darling, who put up an eyecatching performance in maiden company at Redcar last time, overcoming a slow start to finish third behind the useful Peace Flag. A return to this trip should suit, and he is Brett Doyle's only booked ride of the afternoon, so we think Captain Darling is capable of scoring a first victory here.
