soon chasing leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
led, headed over 4f out, hampered when weakening over 2f out
held up in touch, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden to go 2nd, well over 1f out, not quickened inside final furlong
with leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
very slow away, well behind, never on terms
slowly into stride, always towards rear
prominent, led on bit over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, driven out
held up, headway 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
A few of these are already running out of chances to it might be worth siding with Stay Close, whose debut run was promising enough to suggest that this half-brother to mile winner Editor In Chief has a fair bit more to offer and is selected in preference to Champoluc, who is respected but has been expensive to follow, whereas Daybreak Dancer showed promise last time but has improvement to find today. Not many of the rest have really caught the imagination - with only Hereditary appealing as one to bear in mind for future reference. Like many of his preceding stablemates, he is likely to need further in time and it will be interesting to note what happens with him when he is stepped up in trip. However, Stay Close appeals as the one to be on for now, as he has plenty of scope for improvement and does not have much to find to keep this lot at bay today.
