slowly into stride, always behind, hampered over 1f out
mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
in touch, outpaced over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on
tracked leaders, led over 1f out, kept on well, ridden out
mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden to press winner over 1f out, kept on, always held inside final furlong
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden and hampered just inside final furlong, no impression after
prominent, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened
behind, headway 3f out, soon ridden, no impression final furlong
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened 1f out
towards rear, headway and not clear run just over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride, always behind
mid-division until weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, always behind
bumps start, behind, headway and switched right over 1f out, stayed on well, nearest finish
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on but hung right inside final furlong
A wide-open nursery can go to the topweight Extra Mark over the likes of Makepeace, Hidden Chance, Ivana Illyich and Mitraillette. This really is a tough one to sort out, with so many contenders further down the handicap having shown enough to follow in nurseries, but Extra Mark has impressed more than most and gets the vote. John Best's charge found only the highly-rated Midnight Tycoon too good on his Hamilton debut, while the form of his next outing at Southwell has worked out well, with the fourth, Coleorton Dancer going on to land a decent Newmarket nursery. He has been given a break since posting yet another noteworthy effort at Sandown in June, and lines up fresh and raring to go over a trip that should bring his stamina into play. Dangers abound such as Mitraillette who looks just the sort to improve in this sphere, while further down the weights, Makepeace comes from a stable back in form. Hidden Chance took part in a hotter affair than this at Newmarket and had earlier opened her account at Folkestone. Ivana Illyich boasts experience but might find conditions too lively, and so we shall stick with Extra Mark to deliver.