dwelt, close up, ridden to challenge over 3f out, every chance 2f out, no extra final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, every chance 2f out, weakened final furlong
missed break, held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway under pressure 2f out, led briefly inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders, slightly outpaced 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead inside final furlong, kept on
close-up, ridden to lead over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish
slowly into stride, soon in touch, switched right and effort over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
A poor contest gets proceedings under way but it is competitive contest none the less and the principals look to be Groomer, Expressions and Jimmy Gee and we will take a chance on Groomer. The colt from the Mick Channon yard has shown only a modicum of ability to date but he finished in mid division in a better race last time out and with the step up in trip sure to suit he will be hard to beat. Xpressions showed some ability on his debut in this grade when fourth behind Summerise but he has since disappointed. Jimmy Gee is named after the stable's Amateur rider and catches the eye on breeding but he may just need this his debut run. The remainder have shown very little and are readily opposed so we are happy to side with Groomer.