prominent, not clear run and short of room 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakening when not much room 2f out
slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 3f out
led, headed over 8f out, tracked leader after, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, ridden 3f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders
pulled hard, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, carried head high final furlong, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, headway from over 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reach winner
slowly into stride, held up well in rear, stayed on, never nearer
prominent, ridden 3f out, one pace from over 1f out
held up well in rear, not clear run, switched right approaching final furlong, ran on, never placed to challenge
held up, smooth headway to lead 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong
pulled hard, led over 8f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened
Baltic Blazer made a very promising seasonal debut and can land this valuable prize from Stretton and Grey Clouds. Peter Harris's four-year-old wasn't beaten far in a competitive handicap at Haydock won by Ionian Spring, and as he is very lightly raced there should be plenty of improvement to come. Grey Clouds was well beaten on soft ground at Hamilton last time but is better judged on her previous effort when finishing just three lengths behind the smart La Persiana on a much quicker surface at York. Top-weight Stretton put up a game performance to beat La Sylphide at Ripon last time and will be a danger to all if he can reproduce that form on the faster surface. River Treat is also worth a mention following some promising recent runs, however Baltic Blazer has more scope for improvement than most of these and gets the vote.