held up, headway over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on to take a moderate 3rd over 1f out
held up, ridden over 6f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden and lost place 4f out, no danger after
tracked leaders, ridden 6f out, weakened over 3f out
took keen hold, led and soon clear, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
behind, headway 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, lost place after 4f, not much room over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well
held up, headway over 5f out, ridden and every chance from over 2f out, no extra well inside final furlong
Dutch Gold has failed to trouble the judge since landing the Chester Vase 12 months ago and is probably best watched in a race where the vote goes to The Whistling Teal, who gets the vote over Systematic. The last mentioned lost no caste in defeat behind Gamut in the Jockey Club Stakes last week and has to be respected on ground that should not inconvenience him. Mark Johnston's five-year-old is more likely to handle the ground better than the likes of Sir Michael Stoute's First Charter and John Gosden's Rawyaan. Compton Bolter has claims on his best but hails from a stable yet to really get going this term and preference is for The Whistling Teal. Admittedly Geoff Wragg's eight-year-old has not won for some time but the son of Rudimentary will relish the underfoot conditions and comes from a stable in good form. At the forecast odds, he looks worth a bet.
