in touch, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
led, ridden 2f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
behind, ridden over 2f out, headway and hung left over 1f out, kept on, never trouble leaders
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
always towards rear
soon chasing leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
soon mid-division, ridden halfway, outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
chased leaders to over 2f out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, flashed tail over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Piccolo Prince has plenty in his favour here and he is taken to get the better of Trinculo and Midmaar. The selection has been knocking on the door on his last two starts and although he is probably better over 6f, he is well-drawn today and he looks to have a solid chance of getting his head in front. Trinculo is an obvious danger as he wasn't beaten far when finishing fourth behind Twinned last time. The form of that race has worked out well and from a fair draw Trinculo will not be far away at the finish. Midmaar won a banded stakes race last time and he is clearly in good heart at present but he has never won over this trip before so for that reason we will take him on. Carcinetto has been running well of late and is another to consider from a fair draw but for the winner we are happy to return to Piccolo Prince.