held up mid-division, ridden and headway to join leaders 3f out, every chance inside, no extra
led, ridden and weakening when headed 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, headway on outside 2f out, all out to lead close home
held up in touch, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
in touch, ridden to lead briefly inside final furlong, faded
slowly into stride, always well behind
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, led over 2f out, headed 1f out and weakened
mid-division, lost place and behind from 4f out
towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden halfway, never nearer
always towards rear
Finland, Mr Aitch and Madge are all shortlisted here and the vote goes to Finland. The selection is a rare juvenile on the AW for Mark Johnston and he will not have to be anything out of the ordinary to lead these home on his debut. Mr Aitch is the one we fear the most as he has run creditably on both of his starts to date and his trainer is in good form so he has to be respected. Madge ran very green on her debut at Redcar when finishing in mid-division behind Sheboygan. She has to be of interest and looks to have good place prospects, but Finland is the one we take to lead them home.