held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on well to take 2nd inside final furlong, nearest at finish
took keen hold towards rear, steady headway to go mid-division over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
soon led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders on inner, ridden over 2f out, one pace when not much room inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, effort over 3f out, weakened final 2f
led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well
held up towards rear, effort and not much room over 3f out, ridden and lost place over 2f out
A very trappy race where Caribbean Blue is only a slender preference to Ablaj and Sonderborg, who have shown that they have got what it takes to win a race and deserve a change of fortune. Out of the rest: Middleham Park hails from one of the shrewdest yards in the north and support for him should not be dismissed lightly, even though this trip appears to be his bare minimum and the track record will be safe if he emerges on top. The same comments have to apply to the majority of the field in truth though, as this is not the most inspiring contest of the day. However, Caribbean Blue is open to a lot more improvement than most of her rivals and, with the extra furlong expected to bring the best out of her, the daughter of First Trump looks the ace in the pack today.
