slowly into stride, always behind
made most, edged left from over 1f out, ran on final furlong, held on
chased leaders on outer, ridden to hold, every chance final furlong, ran on
chased leaders, ridden and slightly hampered over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong
dwelt, switched right after start, behind, never near to challenge
dwelt, staying on under pressure when badly hampered well inside final furlong, not recover
pulled hard, prominent until weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, hung badly left final furlong, ran on under pressure (placed 3rd, disqualifield and placed last)
chased leaders, ran on same pace final 2f
towards rear, staying on one pace when hampered well inside final furlong, not recover
mid-division, effort on wide outside 2f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, headway on wide outside over 2f out, ridden to hold every chance final furlong, ran on same pace
behind, kept on from over a furlong out, no danger
always behind
with leaders until weakened over 1f out
With the draw in his favour, Playtime Blue is given a tentative vote in a competitive finale with Intellibet One and Shady Deal rated the main dangers. The selection took advantage of a lenient mark when winning well at Kempton last month and lost no caste in defeat on ground that was softer than ideal at Doncaster on Saturday. Back on a faster surface, and with a good draw in stall 15, Karl Burke's three-year-old is taken to score off just a 3lb higher mark than at Kempton. Intellibet One lost no caste in defeat at Folkestone last time and is only 3lbs higher than when winning at Lingfield the time before. She rates the main danger. Shady Deal is closely matched with the David Evans-trained filly on Folkestone running and is another to consider. Milton Bradley, who trains Shady Deal, is also represented by the 12-year-old Nineacres, Indian Bazaar, Loch Inch and Milly's Lass. Given the trainer's record in these type of events, none of the quintet can be ruled out entirely but Playtime Blue has solid claims from his draw and gets the vote.