in mid-division, ridden and headway 5f out, weakened well over 1f out
behind, hampered 6f out, staying on but still plenty to do 2f out, finished well
led chasing group, weakened rapidly 3f out
prominent in chasing group, no extra from 2f out
never better than mid-division
in touch in chasing group, ridden 3f out and soon weakened
led, well clear 8f out, came back to field 3f out, headed just over 1f out, stayed on
in touch in chasing group, hard ridden 3f out and no headway
held up, headway 5f out, kept on same pace under pressure final 2f
behind most of way, never dangerous
prominent in chasing group, closed 4f out, stayed on under pressure to lead just over 1f out, driven out
unruly stalls, dwelt, soon in mid-division and pulled hard, weakened and behind final 3f
chased clear leader and clear of rest, weakened over 2f out
held up, steady headway 5f out, chased leaders and one pace from over 1f out
always in rear
Not much strength in depth and this may not be as competitive as the size of the field might imply. Time To Shine looked unlucky when just touched off at Lingfield earlier in the month and this lightly raced type is open to a little further improvement so just gets the vote. Gemi bed comes here in good heart following an impressive seven-length victory in a claimer at Lingfield last time. However, that was a particularly weak affair and the ex-French performer will find this much tougher off his current mark. Of the others, both Attack and Balerno have shown enough in recent outings on the all-weather to suggest they can be competitive at this level if transferring the same level of form back to turf. Route Barree looked in need of the run when dropping out of contention over hurdles recently but will be sharper for the outing and has some respectable turf form on the Flat from last term so shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.
