led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
stumbled start, behind, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out, tailed off when pulled up inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and edged right 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
chased leader over 8f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed and not quickened inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, edged left close home
Pace Shot is taken to give his sire Montjeu another winner with Villarrica and Western House rated the main dangers in a poor contest. The selection has shown promise in both starts this term, latterly when chasing home Emerald Bay at Haydock and, with the longer trip expected to bring about further improvement, the Michael Jarvis-trained gelding should be tough to beat. Sir Michael Stoute's Villarrica, who showed ability in both starts as a juvenile but has yet to race this term, rates the most obvious danger and has claims if fit enough for his return. Mark Johnston's Western House is entitled to strip fitter for his debut run behind the selection at Haydock but needs to improve considerably. Come To Daddy is probably the best of the remainder, who look a particularly poor bunch, and the vote goes to Pace Shot.
