disputed lead, headed briefly 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 50 yards, all out
disputed lead, led 2f out, strongly challenged over 1f out, headed and no extra final 50 yards
held up in rear, under pressure over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, never nearer
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on well towards finish
held up in touch, outpaced over 2f out, gradually weakened
chased leaders, hard ridden over 2f out, soon weakened and lost place
held up in rear, kept on one pace approaching final furlong
chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 1f out
in rear, headway wide over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not reach leaders
held up and behind, some late headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
chased leaders until ridden and weakened well over 1f out
A fairly competitive nursery with a number of lightly raced and potentially well handicapped rivals in opposition. Bond Playboy will find this tougher after lifting an all-weather maiden last time and needs to improve but Cashel Mead stepped up on previous efforts when encountering soft ground last time and is handed a tentative TEAMtalk vote to follow up. John Spearing's charge ran out a most convincing winner of a minor event over this trip at Nottingham last week and looks worth following in similar conditions. Fiveoclock Express flopped badly on his handicap bow at Ripon when last seen out in August and now has something to prove while Franksalot has been dropped 5lb since last time but is a little more exposed and lacks the scope of others. Major Cavelli has been below expectations of late but is useful and has had his excuses (didn't last home over 7f last time) so may go well at an each-way price.