held up and behind, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leaders and every chance over 1f out, one-paced final furlong
in touch, challenged 2f out, every chance over 1f out, not quicken final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
in touch, effort, ridden and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken
held up in mid-division, headway, switched left and brought to near side rail over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon clear, easily
mid-division, ridden along over 2f out, stayed on well under pressure from well over 1f out to go 2nd near finish, no chance with winner
A competitive handicap with some familiar suspects doing battle over the one-mile trip. Exposed, but genuine, handicappers like Thihn, Brilliant Red, Naviasky and Free Option are difficult to win with these days and probably too high in the weights at present. Topweight Summer View will find this tougher than the race he won at Pontefract recently and more solid claims are held by the Lady Herries-trained Zonergem. A winner at Warwick last month, the four-year-old lost little in defeat in better company at Goodwood last time. If in the same form he will take plenty of beating. Nashaab and Judge Davidson are others to consider but it might be worth taking a chance with Henry Cecil's True Thunder. The fact that the Warren Place trainer has kept the son of Bigstone in training as a five-year-old has to be a tip in itself. Admittedly, the gelding will need to step up on previous efforts this term but with only three runs to his name there is probably improvement to come and, under Richard Quinn, he gets the vote.
