slowly into stride, behind and soon outpaced, driven and headway over 2f out, kept on, never able to challenge
chased leaders, driven over 2f out, kept on under pressure to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
went left start, prominent, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, ran on easily
chased leader until ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, headway to lead over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra
chased leader, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
led to over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out
Unless one of Mark Johnston's newcomers Nero's Return or Never Will proves to be out of the ordinary, this should go to River Treat, who created a favourable impression at Pontefract last time. Nero's Return is a brother to high-class juvenile sprinter Show Me The Money, while Never Will is a Cadeaux Genereux half-brother to a couple of winners. Both have to be respected but River Treat sets a decent standard and looks the one to be on. Geoff Wragg's colt stepped up on his debut effort at Windsor when making the odds-on Granato pull out all the stops at Pontefract, finishing four lengths clear of the remainder. He should be tough to beat. Paul Blockley's Key Partners, a creditable fifth on his Newmarket debut, looks the best of the remainder but River Treat has solid claims and is the selection.