prominent, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
in touch, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out until final furlong, ran on
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on
outpaced and behind, ridden 4f out, some headway over 1f out, never nearer
held up in touch, no headway final 3f
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up in touch, ridden 4f out, headway on inside 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
prominent, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
Backing horses with a penalty is always a precarious path to follow and one that will more often than not end in a frustrating outcome. However, Surdoue is sure to come in for plenty of support after a convincing four-length win at Southwell earlier in the week. George Margason thinks the colt will win further races as a three-year-old and plans to give him a break after this outing. That said, the form of that success does not look to be anything special at the moment and he could be worth taking on with his burden increased to 9st-11lb with his 7lb penalty. King Revo and Evolution Baby are worthy of a place on the shortlist but Twentytwosilver has impressed in both his starts so far and he is the TEAMtalk selection here. The Jamie Osborne-trained youngster has already been gelded but still seems a little headstrong on what he has shown so far, but he was good value for his victory margin at Lingfield last time out and can add to his tally if taking to today's surface.