held up, headway on outside well over 1f out, staying on when not much room inside final furlong, eased close home
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened well inside final furlong
held up, headway on outside well over 1f out, soon edged right, kept on
behind, headway on wide outside well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on
made all, ridden clear well over 1f out, driven out
tracked leaders until weakened well over 1f out
prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous
chased winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, outpaced
held up in touch, headway on inside over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
A low-grade event which won't take much winning can go to Mister Mal while Feast Of Romance, Pips Song and Xaloc Bay look the main dangers. The selection is on a longish losing sequence but shaped as though ready to strike winning form when a close runner-up at Southwell last time despite missing the break. Well treated on the pick of his all-weather form and just as effective over this shorter trip, Mister Mal should give a good account for in-form trainer, Richard Fahey. Feast Of Romance holds Pips Song on their running in an amateur riders' event here last time but the form is very moderate and both may struggle to contain the selection on these terms. Xaloc Bay ran well when second in a similar event over this trip at Southwell last time and has strong claims if reproducing the form but is not the most consistent of animals and can't be backed with confidence so this appears a good opportunity for Mister Mal to confirm the promise of his latest start.