held up, effort approaching 3 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last
prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden 7th, weakened next, tailoed off when pulled up before 2 out
in touch, ridden and every chance from 3 out, no extra towards finish
held up, headway 6th, ridden approaching 9th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, lost place and blundered 7th, tailed off when pulled up next
made all, ridden and challenge from 3 out, held on gamely
held up, ridden 8th, soon weakened
A tricky looking race but with Chopneyev looking best at the weights he looks the choice. A winner on his last two racecourse appearances, the five-year-old showed improved form when stepped up in trip last time out but still retains the speed to land his. Prokofiev, at his best, would rate a live danger but he is unpredictable. Kerrigand won a slowly run race last time out and will not need to improve much to play a role here. Empire Park will be a popular win for the syndicates and this gelding has shown enough consistency in his form to give him an outside chance here.