tracked leader, came wide straight, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on
led, ridden when came wide straight, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
in touch lost place over 6f out, no danger after
mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, outpaced 3f out, rallied and edged left over 1f out, ran on, not trouble winner
slowly into stride, held up and keen, headway over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, flashed tail final 2f
Barodine gets the confident vote here with Mustamad and Calcutta Cup rated as the main dangers. The selection was well-fancied on his seasonal reappearance at Pontefract when finishing second behind Balanced Budget. He had been working really well at home prior to that run and as the first two came well clear of the rest he looks to have a really solid chance this evening. Mustamad finished behind our selection in that Pontefract race but that was his first run and despite running green he was getting the hang of things in the closing stages. Calcutta Cup was disappointing last time but he had shaped promisingly on his debut over this trip so he could make the frame. However, for the winner we will stick with Barodine who stands out as the best bet on the card.
Barodine 4-1co-fav (9-3) Held up behind leaders, led and quickened pace 6f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Balanced Budget (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Calcutta Cup (UAE) 5-1jt-fav (8-6) Tracked leader, ridden and every chance from 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 12l behind Cool Customer (8-8) at Leicester 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs in Apr.
Ghallab 17-2 (9-3) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 12, 9l behind Balanced Budget (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Moon Melody (GER) 10-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, keen, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 13, 26l behind Abbondanza (8-8) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf.
Mustamad 17-2 (9-3) Towards rear, headway on inner 2f out, never reached challenging position, 6th of 12, 9l behind Balanced Budget (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Project Sunshine (GER) 66-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, moderate headway final furlong, 10th of 16, 15l behind Red Rocks (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Apr.
Mika's Fable (FR) 100-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, always behind, 14th of 16, 21l behind Red Rocks (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Apr.