held up, always in rear
in touch, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, edged left and kept on same pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, led well over 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
raced mid-division, ridden and stayed on final 2f, never dangerous
tracked leaders, led approaching final furlong, ridden out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway and wide outside over 2f out, soon one pace
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace
keen, led, headed well over 2f out, still every chance over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
This is a very competitive claimer that could go to Treason Trial, but dangers are everywhere, including Ivory Coast, Big Bad Burt and Starmix. Nigel Tinkler's gelding has yet to reach the winner's enclosure but has put up some gallant efforts in defeat, most notably a recent third behind Oneupmanship in a similar event at Leicester. The step up in trip today shouldn't be a problem as he has been staying on over a mile, and he looks to have very strong claims. Starmix has to give plenty of weight away here but can be given a chance on his excellent run at Goodwood behind Dubois. Big Bad Burt bounced back to form here last week behind Arms Acrossthesea, and looks set for another big run. Meanwhile Ivory Coast comes into the reckoning on the best of of his early season form. So not a race to get too involved in financially, but Treason Trial is the one that gets the verdict.