in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
with leader, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly away, behind and soon outpaced, ridden and headway halfway, kept on inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, one pace
towards rear, ridden and headway halfway, weakened over 1f
chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, weakened over 1f
prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
slowly away, always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on final furlong
towards rear, ridden and some headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
went right start, always towards rear
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, every chance inside final furlong, held towards finish
slowly away, always behind
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
always prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
raced alone far side, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
A tricky start to today's card with Bishops Court heading the handicap and sure to run well, but further down the weights Artie catches the eye and can take this from Cape Royal and Corridor Creeper. Tim Easterby's gelding makes a quick reappearance following a smooth victory at Beverley last week. He looked the winner from a long way out that day and could be one step ahead of the handicapper. Linda Ramsden trains both Bishops Court and Cape Royal. The former landed a class B handicap on his seasonal bow before running a brave second to Bahamian Pirate last week, while Cape Royal has claims on his Epsom victory last month. An outsider with excellent claims is Corridor Creeper, Milton Bradley's gelding was a close up fifth in a valuable handicap at Chester last week and will improve leaps and bounds. So a very competitive event where Artie holds the strongest claims.