held up, headway on outside over 5f out, chased leader and ridden 3f out, led well over 1f out, stayed on well
held up, some headway 5f out, weakened over 3f out
held up behind, headway from 6f out, stayed on, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden 5f out, one pace from over 2f out
prominent, led after 2f, ridden and headed well over 1f out, kept on
in touch, ridden and one pace from 3f out
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, headway 6f out, weakened over 3f out
held up, headway 6f out, weakened over 2f out
led for 2f, chased leaders until weakened 4f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace
mid-division until halfway, soon tailed off
Victor Dartnell's Karanja did all that was asked of him when making a winning debut at Sandown but that did not look to be the strongest of races and he looks worth taking on under a penalty which we do with Matelot, who is taken to reverse Newbury form with Snakebite. The selection was caught for toe in a slowly run race at the Berkshire venue on his debut but with the ground bringing stamina into play, regardless of the pace, Francois Doumen's gelding looks worth supporting in a competitive finale. Alan King's Sea The Light finished in front of Henry's Pride in the race won by Oscar Park over course and distance last month and there should not be much between the two of them again, while both Banaluso and Grande Creole are entitled to strip fitter for their run behind Earth Man at Newton Abbot recently. The Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained Star Double and Jonjo O'Neill's Ten Pressed Men are others to consider but Francois Doumen does well with his runners in Britain and is taken to plunder another prize, this time with Matelot.
