held up in mid-division, ridden and no impression on leaders when edged right 1f out
soon pushed along towards rear, good headway 2f out, switched right inside final 2f and still plenty to do, stayed on well final furlong to lead near finish
soon outpaced in rear
chased leaders until weakened over 2f out
led, pushed along 2f out, driven and headed well inside final furlong, one-pace
dwelt, raced on outer and soon in touch, kept on same pace final 2f
chased leaders 4f
chased leaders, ridden halfway, stayed on same pace final furlong
behind until passed weakening rivals final furlong
behind, kept on under pressure final furlong but never dangerous
chased leaders over 4f
with leaders, ridden 2f out, no extra final furlong
prominent on inner, ridden to chase leader inside final 2f, strong challenge to lead well inside final furlong, headed and not pace of winner near finish
slowly into stride, soon prominent, weakened rapidly halfway, tailed off
well in rear, hard ridden halfway, kept on under pressure final furlong but never in contention
Finders Keepers may be up to defying topweight over the likes of Muy Bien, Epaminondas, and Out After Dark. Ed Dunlop's charge came good at Musselburgh recently, having had a couple of sweeteners at Lingfield to get him ready. Although it was only an ordinary maiden, he should find a bit more improvement and is selected to score despite the drop back in trip. Muy Bien is more experienced and indeed was ridden to victory by Frankie Dettori at Windsor three weeks ago. With hindsight he was probably turned out too quickly when beaten two days later at Warwick and should go well. Epaminondas showed enough as a juvenile to make the grade this year and he does not look overburdened for his handicap debut. He will be fancied then along with Out After Dark who is another returning to the fray. Stormy Nature shaped well at Kempton, showing plenty of speed and makes some appeal as well, but in what is a fairly tricky opener, Finders Keepers is taken to land the spoils.
