held up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden clear inside final furlong
led early, mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
prominent, led after 3f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace
close up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
towards rear, effort over 4f, weakened final furlong
soon led, headed after 3f, ridden 3f out, stayed on final 2f, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up behind, effort over 3f out, never dangerous
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong
A tricky race for punters to call but Fen Gypsy, Supreme Salutation and Pure Speculation all look to have decent claims with the vote going to Fen Gypsy. The selection will have conditions to suit and is good heart at present having won well at Southwell last time when defeating Jonny Ebeneezer over 7 furlongs. He is equally at home at this trip and looks capable of scoring. Supreme Salutation was disappointing last time at Windsor behind Salinor but he had been running well before that in fairly moderate company. He might be capable of taking a place here but the suspicion is that he is slightly better over shorter trips. Pure Speculation has plenty of ability and will handle the conditions but she is another who is probably slightly better over shorter. Wood Fern is another that could go well but this colt from the Mick Channon yard has been a little disappointing of late, so we are happy to stick with Fen Gypsy as our idea of the winner.