slow away, behind and outpaced, ridden over 2f out, no impression
in touch, weakened over 3f out
held up, in touch, ridden and headway on inner over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace over 1f out
led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
outpaced towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, led entering final furlong, driven out
tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed entering final furlong, one pace
towards rear, effort and headway on outer over 2f out, kept on approaching final furlong
always behind, tailed off final 2f
Sir Desmond, Khalidia and Global Achiever are the three to concentrate on in this competitive sprint and the last named just edges the decision. Greg Chung's gelding deserves to add to his November course success having put in three decent efforts since. The victory came over the minimum trip but his second to Treasure House in a six furlong claimer makes very good reading and he still looks on a very decent mark and should go close from a near perfect draw. Khalidia is a very interesting runner, he has only had three outings and has shown tremendous promise on each occasion. His fitness has to be taken on trust as he hasn't raced since June, and he has never tried the all-weather, but he does have the potential to be better than these, so should be watched closely in the market. Sir Desmond returned to the all-weather last month after taking a Redcar handicap, and wasn't disgraced, going down by just a length to Cherokee Nation, this is a lot stronger race but he should still figure in the finish. Hurricane Coast is another with a chance at his best, but on this occasion we will side with Global Achiever.
