chased winner, ridden 2f out, not paced to challenge
made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on
chased leaders to halfway
in touch, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden when switched right 2f out, soon weakened
stayed on from over 1f out, never dangerous
slowly into stride, always behind
slowly into stride, held up, headway halfway, ridden when carried right 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, always behind
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace
mid-division, ridden and headay over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
This is an interesting handicap and only a tentative vote is given to Breaking Shadow, with Red Affleck, Kanad, Walkonthewildside, King Of Love, Physical and Dahliyev being listed among others to consider. Breaking Shadow's form has a solid look to it, having finished behind Secret History but ahead of Royal Orissa within her last three outings, and that is probably form that is good enough to get competitive here. Bolton Hall was one-and-three-quarter lengths behind Breaking Shadow at Beverley on April 21 but is three pounds better off at the weights today. The lightly-race King Of Love has to be of interest from the Mark Johnston stable, and market confidence would have to be respected. Red Affleck was disappointing last time but, on the pick of his form, certainly has to be considered, while, with his stable among the winners, it would be no surprise to see Dahliyev, who showed promise last season, run well today. It is hard to gauge whether Profit's Reality is on a reasonable mark, and Walkonthewildside finished tailed off in a Group 3 race last time. That might have been flying high but at least he must be considered to have some ability. Forfeiter seemed to improve on the all-weather during the winter, but will need to carry that through to the Turf, and Kanad certainly improved for the application of blinkers last time and, if they do the trick again, he holds good claims. Overall, though, the vote goes to Breaking Shadow.
Walkonthewildside 12-1 Always towards rear, last of 9, 24l behind Diktatorial at Newmarket 7f 2yo Grp 3 (A1) gf in Sept.
Dream Tonic 11-1 Raced stand side, mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace, 11th of 15, 18l behind Blaise Hollow at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp gf in Apr.
Forfeiter (USA) 16-1 Tracked winner until over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 10l behind Party Boss at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (D2) pol in Jan.
Kanad 9-2 Prominent, pushed along 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on final furlong, won at Catterick 7f 2yo mdn aut (E4) gs in Oct beating Foxy Gwynne by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Breaking Shadow (IRE) 25-1 Held up and keen, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2l behind Secret History at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp sft in Apr.
King of Love 11-4 Pulled hard, led over 6f out, ridden 2 lengths clear 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Eloquent Knight at Leicester 1m 3yo hcp gs in Apr.
Dahliyev (IRE) 11-2 Led stands' side, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 9th of 16, 15l behind Sharp As A Tack at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn aut (E) gs in Aug.
Bolton Hall (IRE) 9-1 Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Secret History at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp sft in Apr.
