dwelt, in rear, pushed along over 4f out, switched left to outer and kept on from over 1f out, never able to challenge
slowly into stride, soon close up, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, soon prominent, went second over 4f out, led over 2f out, hard driven final furlong, just held on
slowly into stride, soon close up, pushed along over 3f out, shaken up, chased winner final 150 yards, kept on well near finish, just held (better for race)
led for 2f, stayed close up, driven over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon in touch, pushed along 5f out, ran green and weakened inside final 3f, tailed off
led after 2f, headed over 2f out, chased winner until outpaced final 150 yards
John Gosden looks to hold a strong hand here with the more experienced Harrison Point getting the vote over the newcomer Tip The Dip in a poor contest. Harrison Point showed enough on his debut over course and distance behind Enchanted Princess to suggest that a race of this nature would be well within his compass. Granted natural improvement for that run, the son of Nureyev should be too good for his rivals. The others with the benefit of racing experience have little to recommend them so the biggest threat to the selection is likely to come from one of the two newcomers. David Daly saddles Central Command, a son of Cadeaux Genereux, while Fran's Future represents the stable of Tony Newcombe but of more interest is John Gosden's Tip The Dip. By the stable's Derby winner Benny The Dip, he is bred for stamina and may not have the speed to cope with stable companion Harrison Point, who gets the vote.
