took keen hold, in touch, lost place and in rear over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, not troubled leaders
held up in touch, ridden and weakended 2f out
prominent on outside, joined leader 5f out, effort over 1f out, lost 2nd approaching final furlong, soon one pace
tracked leader to 5f out, stayed prominent until weakened over 1f out
held up, headway going well to chase leader approaching final furlong, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, ran on
led, shaken up over 1f out, kept on, no extra when headed well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, pulled hard, in touch after 2f, chased leaders 3f out, not quicken 2f out, weakened 1f out
In Toto appeals as the type to fare better now handicapping and gets the vote although a market check is advised. At first glance there may be little obvious encouragement to be gleaned from an eight and a half length sixth of seven to an animal rated just forty one but it would be surprising if that proved to be the ceiling of his ability and the handicapper has probably erred on the side of caution in allotting a mark of fifty seven. That mark is due to his promising debut over six furlongs and his breeding suggests that he was unlikely to be seen at his best on two subsequent runs over the minimum; it's no great surprise to see this well bred individual stepped back up in trip for his handicap bow and he may be able to make it a winning one. A good number of these are unexposed which complicates matters and Michael Tabor's colours can't have been seen too often in 0-75s at Warwick but Colour Of Money will be carrying them this afternoon and is bred to be considerably better than he's shown to date and looks to be heading in the right direction. There's also plenty to like about the profile of Dan Chillingoworth who hails from a yard that could be on the cusp of a return to form and that does well here whilst Lucullus is a half-brother to Skhilling Spirit and is starting life on a fair mark. Delta Diva showed a good attitude when winning her sole start, Whiteoak Lady looks poised to run a big race and Benedetto and Secret Gem are by no means out of this. A good race in prospect but plenty are in with chances and we're not a great deal nearer to finding the winner; hopefully the market will point us in the direction of In Toto.
