chased leaders, every chance when ran wide entering straight well over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up, headway 4f out, soon ridden, weakened 3f out
led until 8f out, ridden and weakened 4f out
mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, one pace final 2f
behind final 4f
held up towards rear, ridden 5f out, soon struggling
slowly into stride, held up, headway 6f out, ridden 4f out, one pace final 2f
always behind, tailed off final 4f
in touch, ridden 7f out, weakened over 5f out
always towards rear, weakened 4f out, tailed off when pulled up and dismounted 1f out
slowly into stride, soon prominent, led 8f out, headed over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on
The likes of Amankila, Ivy League Star and General Flumpa are all unexposed and have to be respected but top weight Jakarmi, who represents solid handicap form, has given every indication that this longer trip would suit and he gets the vote. The selection has not only been running well in handicaps of late but has form on the surface as well and, with improvement to come for the longer trip, Bryn Palling's gelding is the selection. Michael Bell's Amankila should get the trip without any difficulty but did not seem to handle the surface on her visit to Southwell, while the Barry Hills-trained Ivy League Star is by Sadler's Wells and is far from certain to do so. A bigger threat may come from General Flumpa, who represents the stable of Chris Wall. The son of Vettori has form over the trip and on the surface and should be thereabouts. The John Jenkins-trained Amwell Brave now looks fully exposed and of more interest may be Queens Fantasy, who showed improved form at Brighton last time and comes from a stable with a good record here. Jakarmi holds solid claims though and he gets the vote.
