towards rear, headway over 2f out, was ridden and one pace final furlong
held up behind leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ran on to lead approaching final furlong, kept on gamely
tracked leaders, was ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace
tracked leader, led over 8f out, was headed over 3f out, ridden to remain in touch, weakened final furlong
held up, headway over 6f out, lost place over 4f out, was soon beaten
held up behind leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, was one pace final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
led steady pace, was headed over 8f out, regained lead over 3f out, was ridden and headed 2f out, no extra final furlong
was towards rear, pushed along over 4f out, some late headway, was never to challenge
towards rear, was never dangerous
Nonrunner
We are running out of superlatives to highlight the ability of Stuart Williams when placing his horses, so it seems simple enough to say that Strangely Brown, as a horse that is chasing a hat-trick, has every chance of doing punters another favour off a mark of 71. The likes of Magic Combination and Fourth Dimension are respected but have plenty on at the weights, so the biggest threat may come from the in-form Sualda, who has the ability to see out this trip and will have no problems with the ground. He was a very game winner here last month and the market should be monitored very carefully where he is concerned. Jeepstar is another to bear in mind as he arrives here in good form. However, like a few of the rest, he has a little to prove regarding the trip and looks opposable on balance. Conversely, Strangely Brown has done nothing but improve since he was upped in trip and, after comfortably holding some useful opponents at Sandown last time, he is taken to continue on his upwards curve while his stable are in such obvious good form.
