raced keenly, tracked leaders, ridden to lead briefly over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
behind, driven and headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on well to chase winner inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong
tracked leaders, smooth headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
behind, outpaced halfway, never dangerous
with leader, outpaced over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
held up, not clear run 2f out to inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish, not recover
Always Best can land the opener at the expense of Domino Dancer and Heywood. The selection finally got a hold of things after two wayward performances when the penny dropped at Leicester last time out. He still looked a little green when winning but now with experience on his side he can follow up with yet another winning performance. Domino Dancer carries top weight after his victory at Carlisle last time out. He has been put in off a mark of eighty eight which could seem a little harsh. He could do no more than win last time and looks progressive but he could be up against some better handicapped horses here. Heywood has run well and kept on improving with every effort this season and won last time out at Lingfield. He looks well enough treated on his handicap debut and with the trainer in such good form any market moves should be noted. But for the winner we return to Always Best.
