tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, chased leader 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, pushed out
dwelt, behind, driven 3f out, no headway
chased leaders, ridden and not quickened 2f out, beaten after
held up in touch, ridden and outpaced 2f out, driven and ran on inside final furlong, not pace of first two
chased leader, pushed along 2f out, lost 2nd 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, kicked on 2f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, kept on for clear 2nd
Vortex ran a blinder when third in the Lincoln last week but faces no easy task giving weight away all round and, in receipt of a stone, preference is for Prince Tum Tum ahead of Cape Fear. The last mentioned holds solid claims at his best but looked short of that in a curtailed campaign last term and is probably best watched at present. Lygeton Lad, a stablemate of Vortex, has not been at his best this winter but showed signs of a revival over course and distance last time and cannot be discounted. Bahiano needs to improve on recent evidence, while Psychiatrist may need this on his reappearance so a safer bet looks to be Prince Tum Tum. Gerard Butler's gelding confirmed his current wellbeing with a fine effort in defeat at Warwick recently and should have little difficulty with the switch back to the all-weather.
