mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, never dangerous
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, weakened final 2f
mid-division, pushed along and headway 3f out, stayed on final 2f
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
never better than mid-division
hdl up in touch, ridden over 2f out, one-paced until weakened inside final furlong
held up behind leaders, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, pushed and headway over 3f out, one-paced final 2f
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, edged right and kept on under pressure final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, edged left under pressure final furlong, one-paced
towards rear, never dangerous (wore cheek pieces)
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, hampered over 2f out, not recovered
towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, never near to challenge (wore cheek pieces)
prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, stayed on same pace
towards rear, some late headway, never near to challenge (wore cheek pieces)
never better than mid-division
led, headed over 3f out, hampered over 2f out, soon weakened (wore cheek pieces)
mid-division, effort over 3f out, one-paced final 2f
towards rear, never dangerous
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on final 2f
always behind
held up behind leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Not a race for the faint hearted as punters are faced with a trappy contest. However, in a field of this size, the draw should play a role and those drawn high are likely to be at a serious disadvantage. With this in mind, fancied runners such as the prolific Bond Diamond, last week's Newcastle winner Ruby Legend as well as recent Musselburgh scorer Rose Of America appear to be facing a stiff task on the wide outside. Cryfield has won his last two and should go well over a trip that should suit ideally while Blue Star has been knocking on the door and is another to consider but Satyr may find this an inadequate test so the TEAMtalk vote goes to Must Be Magic. The five-year-old comes here in top form having stayed on well to land a one-mile handicap at Kempton last month yet remains on a fair mark and, with conditions in his favour, he should give another good account for each way backers.
