mid-division, headway over 6f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, no chance with winner
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
prominent, ridden over 6f out, weakened over 4f out
tracked leaders, lost place 7f out, headway 5f out, led over 2f out, soon ridden and clear, eased towards finish
soon pushed along in rear, headway 8f out, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent 5f, soon behind
tracked leaders, ridden over 6f out, weakened 4f out
held up, ridden and headway over 4f out, one pace final 2f
held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
Fairmorning gets the nod here over Leophin Dancer, Little Richard, Nakwa and Lampos. The selection's third behind Delta Force over course and distance last time had a solid enough look about it in the context of this race at the time, and may have been given a further boost if Delta Force won on Sunday. As a consequence, we are happy to side with him. Leophin Dancer comes here in good heart from hurdling but his Flat form is mainly plating class. Little Richard has course and distance winning form at around the 60 mark from May 2002 and, clearly, a return to that level would make him the major player. Of the others, Lampos's recent third in a course and distance seller reads possibly best of all, but not good enough for us to veer away from the selection, which is Fairmorning.