held up, headway over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
slowly into stride, always towards rear
slowly into stride, held up in rear, smooth headway over 2f out, every chance and edged right over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and short of room 2f out, soon switched left, ran on close home
tracked leaders, ridden to lead final furlong, ran on
held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden and kept on same pace
chased leader, every chance over 2f out, edged left and hampered over 1f out, eased near finish
mid-division, headway over 4f out, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
pulled hard, held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out
slowly into stride, headway on outside over 9f out, weakened over 3f out
held up, hampered over 9f out, weakened over 3f out
A big field and not an easy race to asses, given that many of them are out of form and all exposed, but we will side with Inchpast to defy a 7lb rise, with Ellina, Polar Dancer and Siegfrieds Night receiving honourable mentions. The Mark Tompkins-trained selection has not run well from around this mark in the past, but both those attempts were when there was cut in the ground. A better effort on fast ground at Catterick followed earlier in the month, and the trainer had his colt at fever pitch for a good ground Yarmouth success over 11 furlongs last time. The return to a mile-and-a-half will suit and he looks capable of progressing now connections have found they key to him, so he can follow up. Ellina has to concede 5lb to the selection and may find that beyond her. Even so, she was staying on well for a polytrack win last time and she should be able to handle this ground, so she can go very well. Polar Dancer has a bit of ability but seems reluctant to show her true worth thus far. Her third to Doctored at Lingfield last time gives her a chance, but she is a doubtful stayer, while Siegfrieds Night should get home all right, but he may just have a little too much weight at present and a place looks the best he can hope for. Not a race to get too heavily involved in, but if you must punt then take Inchpast to small stakes to follow up his recent success.
