raced stand side, tracked leader, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced stand side, held up, headway when not clear run inside final furlong, kept on
raced far side, held up in touch, chased winner from over 1f out, stayed on well
raced far side, held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
raced stand side, tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on, no chance with far side
raced stand side, tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon weakened
raced stand side, tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
raced stand side, held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, never nearer
raced far side, held up, driven and headway over 2f out, soon one pace
raced far side, always behind
led stand side group, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakening when hampered inside final furlong
raced far side, prominent, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced far side, tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
raced stand side, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced far side, held up, never dangerous
raced stand side, prominent, led over 3f out, headed entering final furlong, weakened
made all far side, ran on well
A tough handicap where Flamboyant Lad makes plenty of appeal at the weights and is selected in preference to Corsican Native, Namroc and Countrywide Luck, who are the least exposed runners in the field and should make an impact now that they step into handicap company. A few of the rest have already had many chances, but the likes of Boule D'Or and Parkview Love have enough experience between them to be considered as wily characters that can play a strong part as things unfold. However, the concession of so much weight to an obviously improving individual like Flamboyant Lad means that they will have to be at the absolute top of their game and a place in the frame may be the best their respective connections can hope for. Hello It's Me another to throw into the mix if the best of his form is taken into account. But the fact that Michael Hills will be doing just 4lb above his minimum racing weight is a sufficient insight into how good a chance Flamboyant Lad has on these terms and the hint should not be dismissed lightly.
