in touch, ridden over 3f, weakened over 2f
in rear, ridden and some headway 4f out, one paced final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out on inside, ridden over 1f, led inside final furlong, ridden out
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression
always in rear, weakened over 1f out
held up tracking leaders and keen, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway 3f out on inside, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on
led early, stayed prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded final furlong
soon led, ridden 3f out, headed over 1f and soon weakened
mid-division to rear, ridden and some headway approaching final furlong, soon no further impression
slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden over 5f out, weakened over 4f, tailed off
This is a tricky handicap with not a great deal of form to go on. Banningham Blaze is an obvious contender, having won over a mile and a half at Beverley last week, beating the in-form Bond May Day. However, she seemed to appreciate the step up in trip there, and a drop back to ten furlongs here is unlikely to suit her. Starry Lodge is quite hard to assess on his handicap debut, and although he has failed to show much ability so far he hails from a yard adept at producing improving handicappers, so has to be respected particularly if there is market support for him. The unexposed Lady Percy is another to consider, but marginal preference goes to Port Moreno. A beaten favourite on fibresand at Southwell last time, he had earlier scored there on turf, beating Wasted Talent by a short head, with Banningham Blaze a further seven lengths back in fourth. He is actually three pounds better off today with that rival, and the drop back in trip should not inconvenience Port Moreno as much, so he gets the vote. This is a tricky handicap with not a great deal of form to go on. Banningham Blaze is an obvious contender, having won over a mile and a half at Beverley last week, beating the in-form Bond May Day. However, she seemed to appreciate the step up in trip there, and a drop back to ten furlongs here is unlikely to suit her. Starry Lodge is quite hard to assess on his handicap debut, and although he has failed to show much ability so far he hails from a yard adept at producing improving handicappers, so has to be respected particularly if there is market support for him. The unexposed Lady Percy is another to consider, but marginal preference goes to Port Moreno. A beaten favourite on fibresand at Southwell last time, he had earlier scored there on turf, beating Wasted Talent by a short head, with Banningham Blaze a further seven lengths back in fourth. He is actually three pounds better off today with that rival, and the drop back in trip should not inconvenience Port Moreno as much, so he gets the vote. This is a tricky handicap with not a great deal of form to go on. Banningham Blaze is an obvious contender, having won over a mile and a half at Beverley last week, beating the in-form Bond May Day. However, she seemed to appreciate the step up in trip there, and a drop back to ten furlongs here is unlikely to suit her. Starry Lodge is quite hard to assess on his handicap debut, and although he has failed to show much ability so far he hails from a yard adept at producing improving handicappers, so has to be respected particularly if there is market support for him. The unexposed Lady Percy is another to consider, but marginal preference goes to Port Moreno. A beaten favourite on fibresand at Southwell last time, he had earlier scored there on turf, beating Wasted Talent by a short head, with Banningham Blaze a further seven lengths back in fourth. He is actually three pounds better off today with that rival, and the drop back in trip should not inconvenience Port Moreno as much, so he gets the vote.
