chased leaders, slightly outpaced 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, ridden and rallied to regain lead well inside final furlong
ridden over 3f out, always behind
held up towards rear, came wide entering straight, headway final furlong, not reached leaders
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
chased leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed will inside final furlong, not quicken
mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
pulled hard in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
held up, headway on outside over 4f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, ran on towards finish
always behind
chased leaders, lost place over 2f out, no impression after
Topiary Ted is in-and-out but if on a going day he could take this, however we will side with the more consistent Western Roots, with Harare another with claims in an open handicap. The selection is only a pound higher than his last winning mark (over course and distance) and has solid claims. He has a fair draw in eight and should go close if getting the gaps late on. Time To Regret is now struggling off his revised mark so cannot be fancied and the same may apply to Golden Spectrum. The City Kid is consistent so must have claims, as does Harare. He wasn't beaten far last time out (behind Golden Spectrum) and another consistent performance would see him go close. In what looks a real toughie for punters, we will return to Western Roots to land the spoils.