tracked leaders, shaken up to lead inside final furlong, ran on
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, soon rallied, always held
chased leaders, soon outpaced, detached at halfway, soon beaten
Wotadoll returns to action having won over track and trip in October but is 7lb higher today. JACK TAYLOR has the more recent form when caught at the line here at last week’s meeting. He’d won at the track before that so Richard Hughes’ charge looks worth sticking with in his current form. Jeopardy John went close at Windsor back in April but has failed to build on that effort in a couple of subsequent starts while Special Code gets extra headgear on his reappearance but hasn’t won since 2015.
Jack Taylor (IRE) 2-1fav (9-3) Raced wide, keen, tracked leader, ridden and carried head high over 1f out, edged left and pressed winner inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 5, shd behind Arzaak (9-13) at Brighton 5f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Jeopardy John 10-1 (9-7) Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Swissal (9-6) at Brighton 6f hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Wotadoll 9-2 (9-5) Mid-division, driven 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms, 7th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Searanger (8-11) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Special Code (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Outpaced and always in rear, last of 13, 22 1/4l behind Flowing Clarets (9-7) at Windsor 5f hcp (6) sft in Oct.
