prominent, pushed along over 6f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, led over 5f out, ridden 2f out, was headed well over 1f out, no extra final furlong
behind, headway over 6f out, ridden and weakened final 2f
tracked leaders, effort over 4f out, soon outpaced
led, headed over 5f out, soon beaten
towards rear, pushed along and headway over 4f out, hard ridden 2f out, ran on to lead entering final furlong, kept on
mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 5f out, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
never better than mid-division
mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace
A very tricky contest that may fall to Golfagent, with Stravmour and Rhetoric put forward as the main threats. It is surprising to see Golfagent back on the all-weather after two recent victories over the jumps. Both the successes came at Taunton, he won a seller back in February and followed up in a better race last time. His exploits on the sand at Wolverhampton have been pretty uninspiring, but now he has hit form over the sticks maybe he will now show his true colours on the level. Stravmour could be the biggest threat to the selection having returned to winning ways over a mile and six furlongs here last time, the extra distance will not be a problem as he ran well over this trip at Wolverhampton on his previous outing. The dark horse in the line up is Rhetoric who returns to the all-weather after a spell over hurdles. He was rated as high as 58 last winter so if returning to his best form he could be in with a squeak. So in what is a modest event Golfagent looks to have the best credentials.
