led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, headway 4f out, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
held up, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on to lead close home
in touch, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
keen, mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong
prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 3f out, kept on same pace
started slowly, behind, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
started very slowy, always behind
hampered and stumbled over 5f out, always towards rear
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed close home
This straight mile will help Encounter to give his true running and he is selected in preference to Archirondel and Rocinante, who are very closely matched on this season's form. Out of the rest: Poppyline and Vermillion Creek are also capable of going close and form students could do worse than give their claims some further examination. However, as Encounter is now well weighted with his two main adversaries he could be the value call today. The James Hetherton-trained eight-year-old has always reserved his best for racing on this sort of track - where a straight dash for the line leaves no excuses in defeat. The son of Primo Dominie is back on a very fare mark and, with Derek McGaffin back in the saddle, another bold bid is anticipated from Encounter tonight.