held up towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, led briefly inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place
towards rear, ridden and hampered over 3f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong
prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, beaten when hung left over 1f out
always towards rear
soon with leader, led 3f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, no extra
tracked laders, reminder approaching 5f out, weakened over 3f out
took keen hold early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
held up on outer, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
Jamie Osborne's Hawk It catches the eye ahead of Almond Willow, Hold The Line, Beau West and Elitista. Placed in each of his three starts, including over course and distance (Keltic Rainbow looks held on that form), he looks to have been found a good opportunity by his talented handler and should go close in a race that lacks overall strength. Almond Willow hails from Jeremy Noseda's stable, and he's had an excellent year on the turf. This colt has shown a modicum of ability and would not have to be a world beater to play a part here. The lightly raced Hold The Line showed improvement to finish second at Southwell last time and can improve again, as can Beau West, who showed promise on her only Turf run to date. Elitista also showed some promise at Lingfield on the Polytrack last time but we'll side with Hawk It today.