chased clear leader, led halfway, headed over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
towards rear, never nearer
slowly away, always behind
slowly away, headway halfway, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up and keen mid-division, effort 3f out, chased leader 2f out, ridden and led over 1f out, ran on
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, never dangerous
raced wide, towards rear, kept on, never nearer
in touch, ridden to chase leader 3f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, headway 10f out, weakened 8f out
in touch, outpaced well over 3f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
led, soon clear, headed halfway, weakened over 3f out
A modest contest for the finale can go to Peak Park, who looks an ideal ride for an inexperienced jockey and can gain some compensation for some near misses of late. Sungio, Beyond The Pole and Hope Sound are others worth looking at in the betting, as all hold sound claims at this level. Sungio has gone well for today's rider already this year and will be hard to keep out of the frame if running up to his best. However, he is 3lb worse off with the selection from the last time they met and will need to be on his game to confirm the form today. Beyond The Pole was in good heart when last seen on the flat and enters the equation on the best of his efforts. However, even though he has stayed further than this over hurdles, he has never won at this trip on the level and he remains a risky proposition for win only purposes. Hope Sound has a similar profile and hails from a shrewd yard that are in fair form at the moment. Even so, the four-year-old has something to prove on his all weather debut and may just benefit from the experience this afternoon. Therefore, with all things considered, it looks worth giving another chance to Peak Park, as he looks well weighted, acts on the surface and is likely to go off at attractive enough odds to merit a small investment in a tough race to call.
