held up, ridden over 4f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
prominent, ridden and lost place halfway, rallied over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
keen hold, held up in rear, headway and switched left 2f out, soon hard ridden, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on but never dangerous
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
mid-division, ridden halfway, no impression
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened
in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left, headed and no extra well inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
always behind
towards rear, effort over 3f out, soon weakened
Oscar Pepper had been struggling until stepping up on his recent efforts when runner-up at Wolverhampton last month. That was a game performance but he has been raised three pounds and may find it tough to go one better off this mark. Intricate Web has improved lately since stepping up in trip and although this return to the mile is not a major inconvenience he is not well in at the weights here. In contrast Everest may still be ahead of the handicapper and represents a bang in-form stable and he could go well if adapting to this surface on his all-weather debut. Starbeck is another who is unproven on this surface but the best of her turf form would see her go close if taking to the fibresand. The TEAMtalk vote however goes to the revitalised Marengo who has seemingly returned back to his best on the dirt. With luck in running he would have scored over the course and distance last time out and a reproduction of that effort would see him be a major player at a tempting price.
