prominent in chasing group, led 4f out, headed 2f out, chased leader until one pace under pressure final furlong
always in rear, tailed off 3f out
held up in rear, hard ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge
mi-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
chased clear leaders to 4f out, weakened over 2f out
held up well in rear, still plenty to do 2f out, headway over 1f, switched right entering final furlong, soon led, quickened clear
held up, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, no danger
chased clear leading pair, led 2f out, kept on until headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, soon ridden and not pace of winner
led at strong pace and soon clear, headed 4f out, weakened rapidly
behind, headway under pressure 3f out, never nearer
always in rear
mid-division, no headway final 2f
prominent in chasing group, ridden 2f out, faded final furlong
A wide open handicap here with many in-form rivals in opposition including Brave Dane, Learned Lad and Mutarafaa and the vote goes to the last named. The five-year-old has been in fair form of late without winning but as a consequence he remains on a fair mark and a reproduction of his latest fourth behind Rare Coincidence would see him go close. Brave Dane rates the main danger he won well over course and distance last time when defeating Answered Promise but he will find this harder under his penalty. Learned Lad is also worthy of respect on his latest second behind Fall In Line but he looks to have plenty of weight so is opposed for that reason. My Maite is another that could go well he was a fair second behind Bank On Him last time but this looks more competitive. Of the remainder Magic Warrior is on a fair mark and is worth noting in the market but he has never won over this trip before so for the winner we return to Mutarafaa.
