prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching 1f out
in touch on outside, until ridden and weakened well over 2f out
prominent, until ridden and weakened over 2f out
chased leader till ridden and weakened over 2f out
always prominent, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
always towards rear
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out
led until ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
Head Boy gets a tentative vote over Pepper Road and Zhitomir in another weak looking contest on the Polytrack. None of these inspire much confidence but something has to win it, so it is more in hope than optimism that we row in with Head Boy who would have been much closer at Warwick last time had he not been brought wide into the straight, eventually finishing sixth to Morse. He has shown ability on more than one occasion and has a good jockey on board in Seb Sanders. Pepper Road seems to have just gone off the boil but comes from a shrewd yard when the money is down and he did have winning form in the summer. Zhitomir's stable had a real purple patch early on in the season but has been quiet of late, and the six-year-old has looked a bit one-paced. Cayman Breeze was fourth in a seller at Leicester which does not inspire much confidence, and for the winner we look to Head Boy.