Held up, headway over 3f out, challenged 2f out, led and edging left from 1f out, brushing rival inside final furlong, bumped rival towards finish, holding rival close home op 3/1 tchd 9/4
Fantom Force (2/1), Rich Belief (13/5), Welcome Surprise (11/2), Road Rage (13/2), Out Of Breath (7/1), The Ginger Bullet (14/1), Kilig (20/1)
A race which lacks a standout contender so the most prudent approach is to stick with the pair of last time out winners Fantom Force and RICH BELIEF. The former is 4lb higher than when scoring over 6f at Newbury while the latter makes his nursery debut after scoring with plenty in hand over this trip on Tapeta at Wolverhampton. The value of that form is questionable, but equally it's notable that James Bethell saw fit to declare his colt for an engagement at Glorious Goodwood (non-runner) and having improved race by race during his relatively short racing career he's certainly very difficult to knock.