slowly into stride, held up in touch, switched left and headway over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, effort over 2f out, no extra final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along halfway, some late headway
towards rear, never dangerous
in touch, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out
in touch, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out
dwelt, towards rear, never dangerous
towards rear, never dangerous
close up, effort and chance 2f out, one pace final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
A modest contest rounds off the card and Bowling Along can give weight away to lesser rivals as he bids to build on a couple of promising recent efforts. Tiz Wiz, Dellagio and Lavish Times are hard to split on what they have shown lately and can scrap it out as the best of the rest. That said, Royal Nite Owl is another worth looking at as he shaped up well over this trip last time and the stiff uphill finish will help to bring his stamina into play. The Jimmy O'Rielly-trained gelding does not have too many miles on the clock and is one to watch for each-way support. Tiz Wiz also has a similar profile and could figure strongly in weak race like this, while Dellagio and Lavish Times could at least make the frame if they put their minds to the task in hand. However, Tony Hamilton - a 3lb claimer well worth keeping tabs on for the remainder of the season - gets on well with Bowling Along and the partnership look worthy of a small investment as they bid to hold off all comers today.
