tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, soon ridden, lost 2nd over 1f out, soon faded
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on towards finish
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, kept on
made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on well
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
The handicapper appears to have done Fighting Back few favours on his handicap debut while Anjin continues to let down supporters but the remaining quartet all have a recent win under their belts. Leaderene wouldn't be the first Mark Johnston inmate to bounce back following a setback while Masterpaver won by four lengths at Kempton on Wednesday and will make a bold bid to defy the penalty. But we prefer SECURE CLOUD, who had plenty in hand when beating the more experienced Men Don't Cry over course and distance last week and has enough scope to defy a 9lb weight rise. Yeah Baby has been placed in all three previous all-weather starts and can keep her record intact.
Fighting Back 20-1 (9-5) Held up in 5th on outside, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 19l behind Astronereus (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) sft in Jul.
Secure Cloud (IRE) 5-4 (8-12) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, stayed on strongly to lead well inside final furlong, readily, won at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating Men Don't Cry (10-0) by 1l, 5 ran.
Yeah Baby (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, never a factor, 6th of 9, 8l behind Sleeper (8-5) at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo fll hcp 0-80 (4) gf in Jul.
Masterpaver 11-1 (9-0) Held up, headway on outside over 7f out, challenged over 2f out, led over 1f out, edged right and clear inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol beating Billy Blue (9-5) by 4l, 9 ran.
Leaderene 11-4 (8-8) Pulled hard, led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 38l behind Epsom Hill (9-1) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Anjin (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 12, 12l behind Fruit Pastille (9-3) at Lingfield 1m mdn hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jul.