prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on to lead again towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and not quickened towards finish
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always towards rear, never dangerous
soon ridden and outpaced, brief headway over 3f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, always towards rear, never dangerous
A competitive field goes to post for the first on the card but the main protagonists look to be Rhetorical, Circassian and Kings Rock and we will take a chance on Rhetorical. The colt from the Sir Mark Prescott yard looks to be the stables first choice on breeding he is by Unfuwain whose prodigy go well on this surface. His stable companion Circassian is by Groom Dancer but he is a late foal and he may come on for the run. Kings Rock is another worthy of consideration but he was a disappointing favourite last time and is unproven on this surface. Of the remainder Ermine Grey has shown a modicum of ability and is open to improvement but we are happy to side with the newcomer Rhetorical.