track leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed well over 1f out, kept on
led early, always prominent, ridden to lead 1f out, driven out
very slowly away, headway halfway, never dangerous
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden well over 2f out, not quicken final furlong
slowly away, held up, switched right and headway over 2f out, edged slightly left inside final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders until halfway, tailed off
chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, soon in touch, led well over 1f out, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Pamir, Sweet Namibia and Keep Me Warm are the leading players in the opener and we will give the vote to Pamir. The selection was a good third behind On The Waterline last time out at Windsor and with nominal improvement from that run he should take plenty of beating. Sweet Namibia was an expensive purchase and she put up a fair effort on her debut when third behind Heartsonfire on this track. She proved her ability to handle this surface that day and she should go well. Keep Me Warm was a fair fourth behind Cesar Manrique on his debut and is stepped up in trip here, so he is worth noting in the market, but for the winner we return to Pamir.