jumped left at start, was pushed along and soon prominent, ridden over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, was one pace until weakened inside final furlong
hampered at start, pushed along halfway, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
led, was ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, until headed well inside, no extra close home
in touch, effort over 2f out, was ridden and one pace final furlong
towards rear, was never a factor
towards rear, never dangerous
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, kept on
chased leaders until weakened over 1f out
behind and tailed off
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest at finish
Campeon, Hopelessly Devoted and Roko look the three to concentrate on in this opener and the tentative vote is given to Campeon. The selection has a good attitude and was narrowly beaten after a brave effort when second behind Megell last time out at Yarmouth. A reproduction of that effort should suffice here and as such he is taken to score. Hopelessly Devoted won well on heavy ground at Haydock last time when beating Paris Tapis. The slight step up in trip will not be a problem but this is a more difficult race and she is narrowly passed over. Roko finished behind Hopelessly Devoted in that race but hung quite badly under pressure. He is not one to dismiss lightly and he looks to have place prospects with conditions more to suit here. Of the remainder, Danescourt made a promising racecourse debut and is worth noting in the market, but for the winner we return to Campeon.
