tracked leaders, smooth headway to challenge over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace towards finish
in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced over 4f out, some late headway
held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on
close up, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, weakened quickly over 4f out
held up in mid-division, pushed along and headway 4f out, weakened over 2f out
In a race where there are a number of question marks about a number of the runners, we like the look of Righty Ho over Platinum Charmer, Armsacrossthesea and Turftanzer. The selection is a course and distance winner and returned with a win this season by scrambling home at Ayr. Although the runner-up there has disappointed since, that rates as form enough to be competitive here. Platinum Charmer is now six pounds worse off for the three lengths he beat Armsacrossthesea at Musselburgh on May 4, but Mikasa looks held on that form, even though it was a falsely-run affair. However, that form looks good enough to give the pair chances here, as does Fortunes Favourite's 10-furlong win in a Ripon seller on April 24. Of the others, Merlins Profit is unproven at the trip, and Erupt has never won beyond nine furlongs. The others are hard to build a case for, but that is not the case with Righty Ho, who gets our vote.
