made all, led stand side, hung left over 1f out, driven out
raced centre, behind, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, kept on one pace
raced centre, reared start, tracked leader till led centre group over 1f out, ridden and soon hung right, every chance and carried left inside final furlong, unable to quicken near
raced centre, behind, pushed along halfway, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced stand side, tracked winner over 4f
held up in rear stand side, ridden and weakened 2f out
led centre group over 4f, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
raced stand side, tracked winner, ridden and hung left over 1f out, kept on same pace
This is quite a competitive affair with Mr Malarkey, Fort McHenry, Currency and Yomalo shortlisted with the vote going to Mr Malarkey. The selection did well last season, winning from a mark of 76 at Kempton in June. Much as he has yet to register a win this time around, he has been competing well and now races from a rating of 77. However, he can hardly be called a confident selection as Currency, who was 11th in a competitive sprint at Goodwood on Saturday, is now rated two pounds lower than for his Salisbury win last June; Fort McHenry, who is back to the mark from which he won last August, and Yomalo, who comes here following a fair Leicester run and is now just two pounds above a mark from which we know he can win, all have to be given chances. There will be supporters too for Mistral Sky, although he has to shoulder a penalty for a narrow Leicester win, and Tancred Times will both attract support, even though the latter's two wins from his last four races have come at claiming and selling level. Overall, though, we will stick with Mr Malarkey.