Took keen hold, held up in last pair in steadily run race, wide on home turn, pushed along and quickened to lead inside final furlong, ran on well, comfortably tchd 13/8
Tracked leading pair, headway on inside into 2nd and every chance over 1f out until not pace of winner inside final furlong, 2nd again well inside final furlong op 11/2
Reluctant leader and set steady pace, ridden and tried to quicken 2f out, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd well inside final furlong tchd 5/2
My Target (11/8), Alfred Hutchinson (11/4), Intransigent (5/1), Captain Cat (9/1), Lunar Deity (11/1), Presumido (12/1)
INTRANSIGENT can register a first success over this trip by taking what looks on paper a competitive handicap. The selection was registering a first success in over two years when scoring on that occasion but ran well off his revised mark next time out. He's just a pound higher here and likes to race prominently which may be to his advantage with all bar one of his rivals having been ridden with restraint on their most recent starts. The in form My Target goes in search of his hat-trick here and can fill the runner-up berth while Lunar Deity is another worth noting off a significantly lower mark than when taking this race last year.
1. Intransigent
2. My Target
3. Lunar Deity