led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
led 1f, stayed prominent, slightly outpaced over 1f out, ran on again inside final furlong
started slowly, towards rear and wide, headway to chase leaders 2f out, soon under pressure, one pace over 1f out
pulled hard, prominent, led over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, readily
started slowly, always behind
behind, ridden along over 2f out, no headway until ran on well inside final furlong nearest finish
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, slight checks over 1f out, never able to challenge
held up behind, kept on under pressure final furlong, not reached leaders
chased leaders, slightly outpaced 2f out, hard ridden and kept on for 2nd inside final furlong, not trouble winner
raced wide behind, never a factor
behind, some headway over 1f out, never nearer
Nonrunner
Coranglais is selected ahead of Ligne d'Eau and Double M in an otherwise none-too competitive looking affair. Coranglais and Ligne d' Eau met at Wolverhampton three weeks ago, and it was the latter that came out on top by a head as Steve Drowne produced him right on the line to catch his rival. The step back up to six furlongs has suited the three-year-old, but he is now a pound worse off with Coranglais which should just about tilt the scales in his favour. He was a nervous sort when with Tim Easterby, but Milton Bradley seems to have calmed him down and he has run some good races in defeat since gaining his first success for the stable at Bath in the summer. He looks well-weighted these days compared to the form he showed when beating Blue Spinnaker at Pontefract in 2003, and is taken to record an overdue success. Double M may have a say in matters, having won here six times in all, but he has not shown his usual sparkle of late and is worth taking on again. The rest have little to recommend them, and for the winner we return to Coranglais.
