chased leaders, effort 2f out, ridden to chase leader just inside final furlong until outpaced final 100 yards
chased leaders, driven 2f out, soon outpaced
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, soon no impression leaders
raced wide, held up in rear, some headway 2f out, never reached leaders
dwelt, held up when behind, brief effort centre 2f out soon beaten
led at good pace and soon clear, ridden and headed 1f out, edged left, stayed on same pace
held up in touch, closed 2f out, driven to chase leaders final furlong, ran on to lead final 100 yards comfortably
tracked clear leader, closed from 2f out, led 1f out, driven and headed final 100 yards, not pace of winner
The drop back to seven furlongs will suit both Will He Wish and Pintle here and we will side with the latter, while Point Of Dispute could be the other leading player. Pintle relished the step up from six to seven furlongs when landing Class D handicaps at Yarmouth and Leicester in July and was far from disgraced when two lengths behind Pango in sixth place at Goodwood last time. That is decent form in the context of this race, and the drop back seems ideal, so we will take her to score. Will He Wish is another in good nick at present, having also landed a Yarmouth handicap over seven furlongs last month and then finished third in a decent Kempton classified over a mile. Seven furlongs looks his optimum trip though and we expect him to give the selection most to do. Of the others, Point Of Dispute is one to make a note of. Another who specialises at this trip, Peter Makin's gelding has not won since November 2001, but is running consistently well in defeat this year and can again make the frame. For the winner though, we take Pintle to go in for the ladies.