raced stands side, held up in touch, chased leaders over 1f out, short of room inside final furlong, never near to challenge
raced far side, held up, headway over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on same pace
raced stands side, with leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced stands side, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no extra
raced stands side, always prominent, led over 1f out, ridden out
raced far side, chased leaders over 3f, soon weakened
raced far side, chased leader, ridden and effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced stands side, chased leaders, stayed on same pace final furlong
overall leader stands side, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
raced stands side, held up in touch, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace
raced far side, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
raced stand side, started slowly, behind, headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led far side group, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced stands side, held up, headway halfway, edged right over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Milton Bradley holds the key to this, with the well-handicapped Parkside Pursuit worth chancing with another throw of the dice. Snow Wolf and Law Maker are others with chances, while Pretty Kool cannot be ruled out of making a bold bid whilst he is in such good heart. The last named has the assistance of Adam Kirby, whose 5lb claim can prove to be a vital tool in races of this nature. The market will tell us how much of a factor his connections think it will be on this occasion. Law Maker has been dropped 2lb since his last run and is reunited with Liam Keniry. However, he has been hard to win with on the turf and needs everything to fall into place for him. Similar comments apply to Snow Wolf, who tally of a solitary win from 25 previous starts tells its own story. He is capable of going close but the 4lb he has to concede to his stablemate, Parkside Pursuit, may be his undoing when it really matters. The selection is a wily character that won off a 7lb higher mark last June. Still only a seven-year-old, Parkside Pursuit continues to thrive on being kept busy and is fancied to rise to the challenge again this afternoon.
Snow Wolf 7-1 (8-12) Close up on rail, switched left over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, hung right but ran on under pressure, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Polar Force (8-3) at Sandown 5f hcp (5) gs.
Parkside Pursuit 5-2fav (9-4) In rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, not trouble winner, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Turibius (9-0) at Brighton 5f hcp (6) gd.
Law Maker 7-1 (9-1) Close up, ridden halfway, edged right over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Never Without Me (8-4) at Leicester 5f hcp (5) gs.
Golden Asha 4-1 (8-9) Held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, went 2nd inside last, one pace, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Nistaki (9-1) at Redcar 6f stk 0-65 (5) gd.
Polar Force 4-1fav (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, short of room over 1f out, soon eased, 8th of 10, 7l behind Never Without Me (8-4) at Leicester 5f hcp (5) gs.
Byo (IRE) 13-2 (8-11) With leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, one pace, 4th of 10, 2l behind Turibius (9-0) at Brighton 5f hcp (6) gd.
Pretty Kool 7-2fav (8-3) Chased leader, led 2f out, headed and outpaced by winner inside final furlong, kept on well for 2nd, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Kallista's Pride (7-11) at Folkestone 5f fll hcp (5) gd.
Valiant Romeo 9-2 (9-1) Led far side group throughout, hard driven final furlong, just held on, won at Folkestone 5f hcp (6) gf beating Pro Tempore (9-0) by a shd, 14 ran.
