held up in rear, effort when not clear run on rails 2f out, staying on one pace when not much room near finish
soon switched sharply right after start and taken to far rail, led 1f, settled behind leaders, ridden to chase leader well over 1f out, unable to quicken final furlong
in touch, one pace and ridden when stumbled over 1f out, one pace and held when eased near finish
close up, outpaced and ridden over 2f out, stayed on again final furlong, not reach leaders
led after 1f and raced against far side rail, pushed along from 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong until not pace of winner and headed near finish
chased leader after 1f to well over 1f out, weakened quickly and slightly hampered entering final furlong
slightly hampered start, close up on rails, chasing leaders when not much room on rails inside final furlong and snatched up
in rear, ridden and unable to quicken 2f out, soon struggling
close up on outer, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, behind, hard ridden 2f out, switched left and good headway on wide outside over 1f out, strong run to lead near finish
Go Bananas is just a tentative choice in a wide-open nursery, with the likes of Mandobi, Bentley's Ball and Zweibrucken others in with a shout. Pat Eddery was on board for the first time when Go Bananas beat a big field at Doncaster two weeks ago, and is fancied to follow up here. The ground and trip will be in his favour, but with plenty of other winners in the line-up, he will have to be at his best here, that is for sure. Bentley's Ball actually finished in front of the selection at Newmarket the time before last and is now seven pound better off, so will be fancied to confirm the form. However, Go Bananas has improved since and should just about turn the tables on Hannon's charge. Mandobi has topweight, but only went down by the narrowest of margins at York so should play a part, while Zweibrucken stayed on dourly when winning at Sandown, but the ground was on the soft side that day. Hatch is improving with each race and looks sure to lose his maiden tag before the season is out, but for the winner we return to Go Bananas to beat a host of in-form rivals.
