held up in touch, steady headway approaching 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, led soon after, driven out
mid-division, ridden and weakened 3 out
tracked leaders until ridden and weakened 5th
prominent, ridden 5th, soon weakened
prominent, ridden after 5th, no impression
always prominent, ridden to lead approaching 3out, headed approaching next, hampered, kept on one pace
held up rear, ridden approaching 3 out, stayed on one pace
held up rear and keen, headway after 5th, led approaching 2 out, pecked, soon headed, not recover
led, driven approaching 3 out, soon weakened
held up rear and keen, mistake 4th, weakend next, soon well behind, pulled up before 3 out
held up rear and keen, some headway after 5th, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last
in touch, headway approaching 4th, ridden and weakened 3 out
Not a race that will take much winning and the vote goes to Royal Prodigy to make a winning debut over timber at the main expense of Allude and Teorban. The Martin Pipe-trained gelding was disappointing on his latest start on the level when hanging badly in the closing stages to suggest there was something amiss. However, the four-year-old had shown a respectable level of form previously, which marks him as the one to beat in an ordinary event. Allude has had plenty of chances over timber and is beginning to look exposed. Charlie Mann's charge could prove vulnerable to an above average newcomer while Teorban shaped with some ability on his sole start over timber to date but looks booked for minor honours on this occasion.
