held up, ridden 4f out, never near leaders
held up, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway over 6f out, edged left over 4f out, ridden and not much room over 2f out, chased winner and edged left just inside final furlong, no impression
prominent until hampered and lost place over 4f out, soon behind
chased leader until over 2f out, soon struggling
held up, headway over 4f out, led well over 1f out, ridden and hung right inside final furlong, soon jinked badly left and nearly unseated rider, ran on
held up, headway on inside 2f out, slightly hampered just inside final furlong, one pace
There is no getting away from Compton Bolter in this race, and he gets the call over Moayed, with Te Quiero possibly proving best of the rest. The selection is very decent on his day and comes out comfortably clear of his nearest rival, Moayed, based on adjusted ratings. Given that he acts here, he looks to hold very solid claims in this valuable affair. Maoyed has done little wrong of late, winning over course and distance before running with great credit when dropped to six furlongs at Lingfield for his latest outing. However, on today's terms, we prefer the selection. Te Quiero stepped up in first-time blinkers last time to win a valuable seven-furlong affair at Southwell and holds place claims again, while Cardinal Venture has three lengths to find on that form, although he holds the better course form. Finally, Kandidate could be an improver from the Clive Brittain camp and Stedfast McStaunch might also have improvement to come but is debuting on this surface. Overall, then, as we say, it brings us back to Compton Bolter, who gets the vote in this race.
