mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
held up, headway over 1f out, not much room and switched left approaching final furlong, ran on to lead well inside final furlong, kept on
led strong gallop, pushed along 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, no extra close home
tracked leader, pushed along to challenge 2f out, ridden and no extra final furlong
towards rear, effort over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest at finish
dwelt and behind, never near to challenge
towards rear, never dangerous
held up behind leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, not much room ans switched left approaching final furlong, ran on
in touch, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
prominent, pushed along over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Mutafanen is up to defying topweight in this competitive handicap, and can beat the likes of Invasion, Ringsider and Gatwick. At first glance, Mutafanen would appear to have it to do giving weight away all round, but a closer inspection of his form reveals that he has run some very good races in defeat against useful opponents. An all-the- way winner at Doncaster in March, Ed Dunlop's charge has finished fourth in his last two starts, at Goodwood and Haydock, and on the latter occasion he responded well to a first-time visor when staying on behind subsequent easy York winner Dunaskin. The Haydock third Shahzan House occupied the same spot on the Knavesmire, so the form looks solid enough, and with ground conditions in his favour, Mutafanen can improve enough to prevail. Ringsider overcame difficulty in running when getting up to score at Goodwood last time and is on a fair mark, while Invasion will try and dominate but has more to do than at Folkestone. Mick Channon's team is coming back to form and Gatwick, who was in great heart earlier in the season, has the class to take a hand. However, Mutafanen is the form pick.
