tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened
mid-division, switched right and headway 3f out, ridden and switched right again over 1f out, stayed on
always rear
held up in touch, headway 4f out, chased winner over 2f out, no impression
made all, ridden over 1f out, edged left final furlong but ran on
held up, keen in touch, weakened 3f out
slowly into stride, always in rear
keen in mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Nonrunner
Bijou Dan is taken to get the better of Vamose and Tromp, with Dream Easy best of the rest. As the new Polytrack has bedded down it has been noticeable that an inside draw has been preferable, and although it will not really matter as much over this trip, it is still a plus pint. With that in mind, Bijou Dan, drawn in stall two, gets the vote due to consistency as well. Ian Semple's charge was unlucky in running on his all-weather debut here last month, and will be more at home back over today's trip after being dropped down to a mile at Southwell 10 days ago. Vamose looked one-paced on his first visit here at the start of November and should appreciate the step back up in trip. He was though good enough to run in Ascot's Shergar Cup back in August and is sure to be well placed in time. Tromp has been runner-up on each of his last two starts, and the lightly-raced son of Zilzal is another to note, while Dream Easy appears best of the rest, with Pregnant Pause and Devine Command best watched on their respective reappearance. For the winner we return to Bijou Dan.
