reared start, towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
in rear, headway wide over 2f out, chased winner final furlong, just failed
held up and behind, ridden 3f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, not trouble leaders
steadied start, pulled hard towards rear, driven 3f out, kept on over 1f out, not pace to challenge
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
made all, challenged over 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, just held on
tracked winner, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
close up, effort over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, one pace final furlong
A highly informative days' racing gets underway with a fairly competitive renewal of the race known formerly as the John Porter Stakes. Geoff Wragg has made a fine start to the campaign and, having saddled the runner-up of this race twelve months ago is fancied to go one better with Asian Heights. The son of Hernando has had more than his fair share of training problems including a split pastern which have curtailed his career but the five-year-old has still proved himself a top class middle distance performer and lifted the Group 3 September Stakes last year before running below his best in the Arc de Triomphe. Asian Heights goes well fresh having won first-time out for the last two seasons and has proven winning form on a quick surface so should prove hard to beat under Darryll Holland. Last year's St Leger winner Bollin Eric faces no easy task over this shorter trip under a 6lb penalty while Nysaean could find these conditions faster than ideal. Warrsan is a consistent type and hails from an in-form yard so has to be respected but Pawn Broker meets stiffer competition after landing a conditions event at Ascot last month.
