held up in mid-division, chased leaders 4 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden and not fluent 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out
held up in rear, ridden and weakened after 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up before next, tailed off
mid-division, reminders after 3rd and 4th, headway to chase winner 4 out, kept on from 2 out
soon led, blundered and headed 5th, led again 7th to approaching 9th, ridden approaching 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
tracked leader, led 5th until 7th, led again approaching 9th, ridden approaching 4 out, stayed on well under pressure from 2 out
mid-division, lost place 4th, headway 6th, ridden approaching 4 out, no impression from 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out
A tricky race but Lively Dessert will certainly have his supporters. He was second to Jowoody on his latest start, proving once again that staying is his forte. Master Wood has won from higher marks than today's rating, but he is probably at his best when the going is not too firm. Aegean tends to run consistently but his last win came off a mark of 95 (now 103). Joyce Bel is an Irish import,. He won twice in his native country but made no show on his British debut for Heather Dalton. Ballyline has won four times and is well-handicapped on the best of those while Grate Deel is a course and distance winner but looks fairly weighted.