tracked leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, pressing leader when wandered 3f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
held up, steady headway on inside from 4f out, switched left over 2f out, chased clear leader inside final 2f, led inside final furlong, just held on all out
in touch, ridden on outer 3f out, soon beaten
held up in rear, headway when not clear run inside final 3f until over 1f out, chased winner and strong run final 100 yards, just failed
held up in rear, headway when not clear run and switched right 3f out, soon outpaced
led until headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, always in rear, struggling and tailed off final 3f
chased leader to over 4f out, weakened rapidly over 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong
tracked leaders, led on bit 2f out, found little under pressure and headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd final 100 yards
in touch, effort over 2f out, readily outpaced by leader over 1f out
held up well behind final 2f
Beauchamp Ribbon comes here seeking a fourth straight win in just a month, and Gerard Butler's filly is fancied to defy a five pound penalty, at the main expense of topweight Rudood. Alec Stewart's colt makes his handicap debut here, having got off the mark in maiden company at Leicester last time when facing a simple task. He looks the type to improve as the year goes on, and will be no pushover here, but Beauchamp Ribbon will still take some beating. Dropped into selling company for the first time, she bolted up at Bath last month and that seemed to do her confidence the world of good, as she followed that with wins in better races at Brighton and Chepstow. She now carries a five pound penalty for that latest win last week, when she scored by a facile four lengths from Half Inch. Earlier in her career, Beauchamp Ribbon's temperament had looked suspect, but she seems to have matured now and she looks a horse to follow until beaten.
