held up towards rear, hampered after 1f, headway over 1f out, finished strongly final furlong, nearest finish
tracked leader, lead briefly over 1f out, soon heade, weakened quickly final furlong
chased leaders, driven to lead briefly just inside final furlong, edged left, soon headed, no extra close home
behind and wide, headway over 1f out, led under pressure inside final furlong, headed post
lead until headed over 1f out, weakened quickly final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out and not much room, slightly outpaced, stayed on again inside final furlong
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up behind, ridden 3f out, no progress
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, led last strides
in touch, hampered after 1f and dropped rear, plenty to do 2f out, strong run final furlong, nearest finish
prominent, effort 1f out, under pressure and slightly hampered inside final furlong, kept on
The most competitive race on the card rounds off proceedings and many have chances on their best form but the main protagonists appear to be George Stubbs, Goodwood Prince, Hard To Catch and Jayanjay and we will take a chance on Hard To Catch. The gelding from the Dean Ivory yard has been in fair form of late and he was a fair third third behind Guns Blazing last time. This easier track should suit and he will be hard to beat with conditions in his favour. Goodwood Prince rates the main danger he was a good second behind Excalinor and a reproduction of that effort would give him definite place claims. George Stubbs is another that could go well but his best efforts of late have come over a longer trip. Jayanjay is also worthy of respect as he goes particularly well at this track but he has not won for a mark this high for a long time. Of the remainder Blue Knight is from a shrewd yard and is worth a cautionary look in the market.
