mid-division, hard ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, good headway over 3f out, effort on outer 2f out, soon edged right, led over 1f out, soon in command, comfortably
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
behind most of way
close-up, hard ridden to challenge 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon outpaced and no chance with winner but kept on well for 2nd
held up, headway on outside over 3f out, weakened inside final 2f, eased when no chance final furlong
dwelt, soon recovered and close-up, ridden when hampered inside final 2f, weakened entering final furlong and eased
chased leaders, ridden 5f out, weakened under pressure and well behind final 2f
behind, hampered over 2f out, never dangerous after
held up in mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3f out, weakened inside final 2f
behind, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer
always prominent, hard ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f
prominent until weakened rapidly halfway, tailed off final 3f
A very competitive handicap and we have narrowed it down to Cellarmaster, Golden Empire and Blaze Of Colour, with the last named just being preferred. Sir Michael Stoute's filly is superbly bred and although her maiden form is nothing to write home about, we may see a different animal now she is handicapped. Cellarmaster progressed nicely in three outings last season and hails from a stable hitting top form. Golden Empire is not the most straight forward horse but did nothing wrong when landing a Hamilton maiden last time and looks set to play a big part again. Recent winner Planters Punch could also figure prominently but Blaze Of Colour looks very fairly treated and is taken to land the spoils.