led, ridden and headed over 2f out, rallied and ran on inside final furlong
held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, effort inside final furlong, unable to quicken near finish
tracked leader, ridden and led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f
chased leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, idled near finish
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f
Banjo Patterson lines up in top form and can complete a hat-trick at the expense of Master Robbie, Will He Wish and Vindication. Geoff Huffer has done well since returning to the training ranks, and Banjo Patterson could be the horse to put he and owner Terry Ramsden back on the map. The son of Green Desert won in the manner of a smart horse at Haydock six days ago, and the trainer reckons that he can be Listed or even Group class. With that in mind, he should be well up to defying a six-pound penalty this afternoon as he bids to beat this older opposition. The runner-up at Haydock, Arabian Moon, is trained by Mick Channon, so the West Ilsley handler should have a line to the chance of Master Robbie who also carries a penalty after spreadeagling the opposition at Leicester five days ago. That was like a bolt from the blue though, and he is not guaranteed to repeat the feat. Will He Wish is a course and distance winner but has yet to score this term and is hard to fancy on his latest effort at Chepstow, while Vindication is held by Master Robbie. Basically, if connections' faith is to be justified, Banjo Patterson should take this in his stride.
Idle Power (IRE) 7-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 11, 5l behind Quantum Leap (8-11) at Epsom 7f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Will He Wish 8-1 (9-3) In touch far side, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Moonlight Man (9-9) at Chepstow 7f hcp (3) gf.
Master Robbie 10-1 (9-9) Chased leader, led 4f out, ridden clear 2f out, eased near finish, won at Leicester 7f hcp (4) gf beating Just Fly (9-8) by 6l, 12 ran.
Vindication 9-2jt-fav (9-7) Keen, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 12, 7l behind Master Robbie (9-9) at Leicester 7f hcp (4) gf.
Banjo Patterson 9-4jt-fav (9-0) Held up, smooth progress to lead over 1f out, driven out final furlong, won at Haydock 6f 3yo stk 0-80 (4) gf beating Arabian Dancer (8-11) by 2l, 5 ran.
Sforzando 7-2jt-fav (8-8) Held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 7th of 8, 11l behind Tuscarora (8-5) at Windsor 1m fll hcp 0-85 (D) gs in Jul '04.
