held up in rear, ridden well over 1f out, hung right and no impression
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish
led 7f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
in touch, lost place over 1f out, no danger after
led for 2f, prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on
slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 2f out, some late headway, never near leaders
started slowly, soon ridden, always in rear
with leaders, ridden 3f out, weakening when slightly hampered over 2f out
slowly into stride, held up, came wide straight, never near leaders
in touch, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, pushed out
mid-division, headway over 2f out, hard ridden over 1f out, edged right and not quicken inside final furlong
reared up stalls, behind, some headway over 2f out, never near leaders
There are plenty to consider here with the shortlist containing Epices, Evolution, Sinnomore, Top Mark and Slip Catch, with the vote going to Top Mark. The selection improved markedly on his soft-ground Newbury debut to finish second on a mile event on Lingfield's Polytrack last time. That would appear to rate as fair form in the context of this race and he has to be given every chance. Epices ran a fair race behind Triple Two here last time and the extra distance today will suit. The John Gosden-trained Evolution should be noted in the betting. A similar comment applies to Sinnomore, a half brother by Sinndar to Coy, and who cost 100,000 euros. Along Came Molly was behind Top Mark at Newbury and is interesting in that, likeably bred, he is equipped with first-time blinkers today. Blacknyello Bonnet has hinted at ability and races on the all-weather for the first-time today. John Gosden also runs Bramasole, but Jimmy Fortune rides Evolution. Missatacama caught the eye staying on behind a Gosden runner, Karen's Caper, at Lingfield last time, so is another to pay some heed to, while Slip Catch also got the hang of things late on at Warwick last time and should improve further with that experience under her belt. Finally, it is interesting to see Noel Chance have a runner on the Flat, and Suturia is certainly well bred, but the betting should tell us more. Overall, though, the vote goes to Top Mark.
