keen with leader, led 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon outpaced
led, headed 4f out, weakened 2f out
close up, ridden and every chance 2f out, kept on but no chance with winner
in touch, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, kept on again near finish
steady start, held up, headway halfway, led over 1f out, soon in command, hung left final furlong, ran green
soon outpaced, headway halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Ransom O'War will be far more at home on this straight track, rather than the bends at Warwick and he should run well, while Dove Tree is also open to improvement, but soft ground would be an unknown for her. Red Passion is out of a Group 2 winning mare, who won at this course on soft ground, so the conditions shouldn't bother her. Abundant, from the same family as the high-class pair Killer Instinct and Reprocolor, is by Zafonic, whose stock normally need a fast surface to show their best, while Lucky Leo is from the same family as Ayr Gold Cup winner Funfair Wayne. However, Pinkerton sets a fair standard and with his proven ability to handle soft ground, he is taken to prove too streetwise for the opposition.