in touch, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
led after 1f, ridden over 2f, headed over 1f out weakened
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, chased winner approaching final furlong, not run on
led, headed after 1f, stayed prominent until weakened final furlong
tracked leader, weakened and soon behind halfway
mid-division, effort over 2f out to chase leaders, soon held
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, stayed on to chase clear leaders close home
in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, challenged when wandered approaching final furlong, kept on
held up towards rear, effort on inside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, always in rear
Not a race to get too excited about, but Bulawayo appears to have strong claims and can beat The Old Soldier and Baytown Flyer. Not many of these have managed to win a race but the selection did get his head in front in a Southwell seller back in July. He also put up a good performance in defeat when a close up fourth behind Arran in a better race than this. He returns form a bit of a holiday but should go close if anywhere near fit. The Old Soldier ran an encouraging race in a similar event to this at Warwick last time, finishing just over two lengths behind Zhitomir, a repeat of that effort should see him in the shake up here.Baytown Flyer hit winning form in April, including over course and distance, his two recent efforts have been very encouraging and he looks set for a place at least. Most of the others have questions to answer, so Bulawayo could be the safest bet.