held up in rear, headway on inside and ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
held up, headway 2f out, challenged and ran on under pressure to lead last 100 yards
behind and never going pace to trouble leaders
raced wide, in touch, weakened well over 1f out
chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
behind from halfway
in touch 3f
prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong
held up in rear, headway 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on, never reached leaders
held up, always in rear
started slowly, in rear, staying on when pushed wide over 1f out, soon weakened
prominent until weakened rapidly over 1f out
in rear, headway under pressure from halfway, stayed on, never dangerous
behind, headway on outside over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
in touch, effort on nearside rail when badly hampered well over 1f out, switched left and strong run final furlong to take 2nd near finish
chased leaders, edged right well over 1f out, soon ridden and edged left, weakened final furlong
behind, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, never nearer
Course and distance winner, Fly More, comes here in good heart and can follow up his narrow Goodwood win. He's been raised four pounds for that win but his rider takes off seven pounds. That said, with 20 runners in this five-furlong event, it is very competitive and a number of horses come here with chances. These include Sir Sandrovitch, Swynford Welcome and American Cousin, who are all back on winning marks, and prolific Swedish winner New Option, now with Willie Musson. Of the others, Whistler, even off top weight, will have his supporters, while Lively Lady showed some promise on her last run but it's a long time since she won. Although she has yet to win a race, the quirky Coffee Time has gone close on numerous occasions and Kieren Fallon, a master on these types, has been booked to ride.