held up in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on to lead near finish
held up, ridden 3f out, never on terms
held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden 4f out, headway over 2f out, not quickened inside final furlong
with leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in touch, headway to chase leaders 5f out, went 2nd over 2f out, one pace final furlong
always prominent, led 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, caught near finish
This could be the time to catch Just Wiz, who comes here relatively fresh and can score from Shotacross The Bow and Bressbee. Trainer Nick Littmoden is a master on the all weather, and after a busy campaign last winter, he gave the Efisio gelding the summer off, before bringing him back for a pipe opener at Leicester a month ago. You can dismiss that effort over 10 furlongs and concentrate on his excellent form over this course and distance in the past, including two wins over slightly further than this in January. With the cobwebs blown off we expect a much better performance here and he can win. Shotacross The Bow is arguably at his best over this trip, and showed his capabilities when landing a similar contest at Southwell last month. However, a 6lb rise for that three-quarters of a length win might just be too much for him here. Course and distance winner Bressbee will be no back number either, and has had some dwindling enthusiasm rekindled after a recent hurdles outing. However, we have a direct form line here on last season¿s running with Just Wiz (who is 11lbs better off for a four length defeat) and that looks like being decisive, so we will stick with Just Wiz.
