chased leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway when not clear run over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, led over 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, faded towards finish
behind, headway when not much room over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, never nearer
with leader, led 5f out, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
behind, outpaced over 3f out, switched outside over 2f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
behind and soon outpaced, ridden and headway 3f out, drifted left from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed and no extra final 150 yards
mid-division, ridden and hung right final 2f, never on terms
mid-division, headway 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure to lead final 150 yards, all out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong
mid-division, switched right over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
behind, switched right and headway over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on well final furlong, not reach leaders
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
led, headed 5f out, ridden and lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride and behind, ridden and headway when not clear run over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
An open handicap in which many hold solid claims and this will no doubt go right down to the wire. However, King Harson makes plenty of appeal from his low draw and he is preferred over Cardinal Venture, Fiveoclock Express and Qualitair Wings, who are all entitled to plenty of respect and should make a fist of it as things unfold. So too could True Night, who may be the best of the David Nicholls-trained trio over this trip, but he has a fair bit to do from a poor draw and will need luck on his side. Tim Easterby is also triple handed and Go Tech could be the one to shine from his representatives. However, nothing makes more appeal than King Harson, who finished last season with a flourish by recording wins at York and Catterick as well as hitting the frame on several occasions. The five-year-old may be hard to place as the season goes on but, as he has won off a 4lb higher mark in the past and acts on any type of ground, King Harson can be expected to give an honest account of himself with plenty in his favour today.
