chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
led early, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on one pace
not much room after 1f, soon behind, tailed off 3f out
soon prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, headed post
chased leaders, weakened ove r3f out
mid-division, ridden and headway 3f out, kept on one pace
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
always behind
chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, hung left, ran on to lead post
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace
Blue Star is sure to be a popular choice here with Jamie Spencer booked to ride, and although not an original choice, the partnership get the TEAMtalk nod. Blue Star is often well backed in his races and while he generally produces a late turn of foot he does not always win as many races as he should. However the six-year-old rarely ever runs a bad race and returns to the all-weather in great form following a recent win at York and a second at Newmarket in competitive handicaps. The gelding wintered last time in Dubai and has always shown a liking for this type of surface and should take all the beating. Yenaled has always been better on the dirt and appreciated a return to this surface when winning at Southwell last time. He does need things to go his own way but although this is a tougher race than at Southwell he is the obvious danger. Del Mar Sunset is another who is at his best here and can run well again, however on the evidence of his win last time out in a scrappy race, he would appreciate a stiffer test of stamina. Pagan Prince won on his dirt debut last time and should improve, although this is much tougher while Shotacross The Bow has some good form here to his name and with his Bath form from last time out working out particularly well, he should be a big danger.
