tracked leaders, every chance 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
mid-division, headway 6f out, weakened 3f out,
mid-division until weakened over 3f out
made all, ridden 3f out, kept on well
tracked leaders and keen, ridden and every chance 2f out, no extra final furlong
mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened
in touch, headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
always behind, tailed off final 3f
held up in touch, headway 5f out, ridden and every chance 1f out, kept on
behind, stayed on final 2f, never dangerous
prominent, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace
held up in touch, outpaced 5f out, stayed on final 2f
held up mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on well
In the bumper that closes the card, Dans Pride gets the selection ahead of O'Toole, Emanate, Diamond Merchant and Dominican Monk. The selection showed plenty of promise when fourth on his Ascot debut and, from a stable that does well in these types of races, has to be given serious consideration. Dominican Monk improved on his debut run to win at Ludlow. However, that was not a strong event and he might be vulnerable under his penalty. O'Toole is likeably bred and hails from a very good yard, so watch the betting for clues, while Paul Nicholls has opted to run Emanate from his entry, and this gelded son of Nicholas Bill showed promise on his debut and looks set to go well. Diamond Merchant can be forgiven his run on heavy going last time and, after showing showing promise on his debut, should be seen in a better light on today's going. China Chase is out of a winning chaser while Bold Affair also has something to like on breeding. Barabbas was second here on his debut, but it was, overall, a modest five-runner affair. He used to be with Sir Michael Stoute but still seems very backward. This brings us back to Dans Pride, who gets the call.
