held up, headway 2f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, soon no impression, weakened towards finish
tracked leader going well, ridden to lead just inside final 2f, shaken up and drew clear inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, but not chance with winner
dwelt, soon recovered to lead, hung left under pressure and headed just inside final 2f, soon beaten
behind, ran on inside final furlong, but no chance
Countdown is progressing nicely with racing and can land this nursery from Key Secret and Cree. Sir Mark Prescott's colt is reportedly a lazy type, but when motivated he screeched past his rivals to land a decent handicap last time. He was value for more than the bare margin and looks capable of landing the hat-trick. Key Secret ran up a three-timer before running with credit in two nurseries, he still looks on a fair mark and may give the selection most to think about. Cree is steadily finding his feet and finished a promising runner-up behind Grand Place at Folkestone last time, he looks the type to do well in handicaps and should figure in the finish today. Robmantra may prove best of the others, but Countdown may have too much class for these and gets the nod.