prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace approaching final furlong
tracked leader, led narrowly over 5f to over 4f out, weakened and eased 2f out
held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression approaching final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
held up, head wover 3f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner approaching final furlong, kept on, no impression
in touch, led over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
steadied start, in rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong
led, headed over 5f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Lahberhorn opened his account in a minor maiden event at Ripon, but was well beaten on his handicap bow at Doncaster and may need to come down the ratings to score again. Hard Lines was successful at Ripon and Newcastle on the flat at around this time last year and then won over hurdles, but has not run since January. Guarded Secret was successful on sand during the winter, but has a lot of weight here. East Cape was runner-up in his first two races this year before winning at Pontefract and has not been disgraced since then. Luxor, a maiden winner at Newmarket as a three-year-old for H Cecil, registered his first victory since then when making all at 20-1 at Chester last month, but he needs to dictate otherwise he sulks and has been beaten twice since then. Pension Fund won at Chester and York last term and is now 6lbs lower after a series of below-par efforts. If he were to recapture anything like his best form, he would be a major threat to them all.
