chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and not quickened inside final furlong
broke well, settled mid-division, headway over 1f out, struck by riders whip well inside final furlong, ran on
slowly into stride, mid-division, headway and edged left over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
chased leaders, led 2f out, came wide straight, ridden and headed over 1f out, edged left and no extra inside final furlong
led after 1f, headed over 5f out, led again 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakening when not much room inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
held up, headway 3f out, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong
held up, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
slow into stride, behind, ridden over 4f out, ran on final furlong, never near
prominent, not much room and lost place after 1f, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
led 1f, led again over 5f out, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened
Connotation can get the better of River Biscuit, Tomobel and Queen Tomyra, with Sirce worth a mention. This wide-open affair may see Connotation benefit from the step up in trip today, Paul D'Arcy's juvenile having finished a close third to Forzeen over six furlongs at Lingfield just over a fortnight ago. On breeding she will have no problem with the longer distance and gets a tentative vote. She is drawn in stall one, while River Biscuit is in the number one berth. Richard Hannon picked up the big race at Lingfield on Saturday and with his all-weather team in good shape, he can be expected to find the necessary improvement to take a hand. Tomobel bolted up at Lingfield but has a 7lb penalty to overcome, while Queen Tomyra at least has the extra trip in her favour. Sirce has track form and a good jockey booked to ride so is worth a mention as is Zando, but Connotation's form reads well and so he is the pick.
