chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, virtually pulled up
slowly into stride, towards rear never nearer
slowly into stride, towards rear, never nearer
chased leaders over 4f
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not reached leaders
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders over 4f
chased leaders, ridden and kept on one pace final 2f
never troubled leaders
always prominent, hampered and short of room 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on
close up, hung left and weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 1f out
A bit of a lottery for our final event, with Lord Chamberlain, Scarrottoo and My Girl Pearl all holding some sort of claim, however we will look for value and plump for Hammer Of The Gods. Julian Poulton's four-year-old has shown plenty of promise in two outings this season. The first was over course and distance when finishing third to Threezedzz, that was followed by the same placing behind Beauvrai. Having had almost two years off there should be plenty of scope for improvement. My Girl Pearl comes here following a recent victory at Chepstow and should be in at the finish again. As should Scarratto who finished a close up third behind Mandarin Spirit at Epsom last week. The main danger to the selection though could be Lord Chamberlain, who makes a quick reappearance after finishing a close up fifth in a similar race to this on Sunday. So not a race to stake the mortgage, but Hammer Of The Gods does look the best of a modest bunch.