held up, ridden over 1f out, kept on never troubled leaders
keen, led, ridden over 3f out, headed and edged left well over 1f out, soon weakened
In touch, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f
prominent, ridden over 2f out, led 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leaders, ridden to lead well over 1f out, soon edged right, headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, ridden, headway over 3f out, weakened final furlong
held up, ridden headway over 1f out, every chance final furlong, not quickened towards finish
Northern Friend drops to this grade for only the second time, and can improve at the trip and land the card's seller. By a sprinter but imbued with stamina on his dam's side, the opposition is not strong so this will not take a lot of winning. Best of the rest might be Bar Of Silver and Kohima. Bar Of Silver stuck on well at Brighton last time over a mile, and it will be interesting to see how he copes with this 11-furlong trip. The lightly raced Kohima is also stepping up in trip, which could well bring about improvement. A repeat of Golden Fields' fourth to Bally Hall at Nottingham in April would see her competitive, but she has disappointed since, including in a visor. Overall, then, in a modest event, Northern Friend gets the vote.