in touch, ridden over 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 3f out, switched right just inside final furlong, one pace
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 4f out, one pace final furlong
held up towards rear, effort 2f out, no impression
chased leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
in touch until weakened 2f out
held up in rear, headway 4f out, ridden to over 1f out, headed near finish
held up, headway over 1f out, ran on well to lead near finish
held up in touch, ridden 6f out, soon struggling
chased leaders, every chance 2f out, weakened over 1f out
very slowly away, tailed off, pulled up inside final furlong
always towards rear
prominent until weakened 2f out
A poor race can go to Pacific Ocean, who is unexposed at the trip and makes more appeal then the likes of Tintawn Gold and Puri, who have both been hard to win with this season. The last named does not have as many miles on the clock as a few of these and also comes into the race open to improvement at the trip. However, like Tintawn Gold, he can be a weak finisher and has a few questions to answer regarding his resolution. Therefore, Pacific Ocean, who has hit the frame on numerous occasions in the past, could be the surprise package of a modest contest like this. The Stef Liddiard-trained entire stayed this trip well on the all weather at Wolverhampton at the start of this year and has subsequently gone well in a handful of outings on tuft. The five-year-old posted a good effort over a mile on similar ground here last month and, if Pacific Ocean is in a similar frame of mind today, he can gain the elusive first victory his connections have been craving for with him.