raced keenly on outside, in touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f
mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, effort over 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, driven and lost place over 3f out, soon beaten
led until ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced keen, chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, hampered 9f out, ridden and effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
never better than mid-division
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, no impression final 2f
prominent, hampered 9f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on, never on terms
chased leaders, headway on bit over 3f out, lead over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on to lead 1f out, headed and no extra final 50 yards
slowly into stride, always behind
slipped leaving stalls, in rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, ran on well to lead final 50 yards
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 4f out, soon weakened
soon behind, never dangerous
This is as open an Ebor as we have had for years and, with no stand out contender in the field; we'll take a chance on the Irish raider, Sadlers Wings ahead of his stable companion Holy Orders along with the well fancied Salsalino and Sir Michael Stoute's pair of Researched and Distinction. Willie Mullins saddled Holy Orders, also a useful hurdler, to win on the flat over this trip at the Galway Festival, with stable companion Sadlers Wings two and a half lengths away in third place. It could be significant that both make the journey over, and on seven pounds better terms we think that Sadlers Wings, with a reasonable draw in stall 11, represents decent each way value in a very competitive handicap. Sir Michael Stoute's Researched is a progressive type and has Kieren Fallon in the plate, but a combination of top weight and a high draw give him a stiff task, so slight preference would go to his stablemate Distinction, a lightly-raced sort who still has scope and could go well for Mick Kinane. The three-year-old Salsalino has survived an anxious wait for connections to see if he would make the cut, but Alan King's colt appears to have been crying out for this trip and should be thereabouts. Last year's winner, Hugs Dancer, comes here in good form again and it would be no surprise to see him go well despite yet another rise in the weights, but Sadlers Wings looks to be on a fair mark and represents decent each way value for the Irish.
