held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
took keen hold, led, headed 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, caught post
chased leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, not much room over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, ran on well to lead post
held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, kept on same pace final 2f
It will not be surprising to see more forceful tactics employed with Etmaam today and, as such, the Mark Johnston-trained colt is selected in preference to Sound Of Fleet and Nunki, who are expected to provided the most resistance out of the rest. The likes of Spring Goddess and Motive also have sound claims on what they have achieved to date and should not be too far off the speed when the field turn for home. However, this may be where Richard Hills' mount begins to assert his presence on the field and, assuming that there is sufficient pace to make his stamina count, Etmaam can gain some compensation for his narrow miss at Doncaster last month.