started slowly, held up, ridden 3f out, soon beaten well over 1f out, eased and tailed off
in touch, effort 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
led, hard pressed and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
pulled hard, tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out, tailed off
in rear, headway on inside 2f out, not much room final furlong, switched right, ran on near finish
held up, towards rear, headway wide 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace of winner
in touch, not much room and switched over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up, towards rear, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, driven clear well inside final furlong
raced freely, held up, in touch, lost position after 2f, ridden 6f out, soon beaten, tailed off
held up in touch, headway 4f out, effort and every chance over final furlong, kept on
started slowly, behind, ridden 4f out, soon beaten, tailed off
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Astyanax, who bolted up on his handicap debut at Southwell last week, is impossible to oppose under a six pound penalty, while Cadwallader, Lowe Go and Ambrosine look to be best of the rest. The selection has a typical profile of a horse trained by Sir Mark Prescott, in that he stepped up significantly in trip for his handicap debut, and despite being pushed along in the early stages stayed on extremely well to win by ten lengths. Although he will be a short price here, if he proves to be just as effective on turf he would be impossible to oppose. Lowe Go had some fair efforts in nurseries last season and will prefer this ground to when he finished down the field at Windsor last time, so could go well at a decent price. Cadwallader represents the bang in form Mark Johnston stable and merits the utmost respect on his handicap debut, a mark which also applies to Amanda Perrett's Ambrosine, who will appreciate the extra two furlongs having shaped well enough on her reappearance at Newbury.
