Always Certain broke well, always prominent, ridden 2f out, rider dropped rein over 1f out, soon recovered, ran on to lead well inside final furlong
Maximus Aurelius soon led, hung right over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and not quicken well inside final furlong
Sinbad The Sailor midfield, headway 3f out, chased leading pair 2f out, ridden and lugged left from over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
Kiho held up, not clear run from 2f out, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach front trio
Elusive Deal pulled hard in midfield, effort 2f out, one pace final furlong
Una Auroraborealis prominent, lost place 2f out, no danger after
Portrush Storm awkward start, raced keenly, held up, headway 3f out, pushed wide over 1f out, soon beaten
Daraiym held up, struggling 2f out, never on terms
Seeking The Star broke well, prominent, ridden and lost place 4f out, weakened 3f out
Analyis of the race
A position on or near the pace proved the key asset as usual in a 51-70 handicap that featured a mixed bag of three-year-olds. ALWAYS CERTAIN had started to become disappointing but stepping up in trip proved the answer as he was always to the fore and kept on to lead in the closing stages. He had come down 4lb since his only previous run in a handicap and is clearly a useful proposition off this sort of mark.
The in-and-out Maximus Aurelius ran one of his better races, though he was helped bybeing able to make most of the running, although he did not handle all the bends well.
Sinbad The Sailor did best of those not ridden on or near the pace and deserves credit as he was a shade keen early on. He has shown promise on both runs in this sphere and looks up to winning a handicap off this sort of mark.
Elusive Deal raced keenly on her first run of the year, while Una Auroraborealis ran well for a long way and was not discredited from out of the handicap. Portrush Stormspoilt her chance at the start.
Tote
Tote Win: 9.1
Tote place (1): 2.5
Tote place (2): 2.2
Tote place (3): 1.4
Exacta: 69
CSF: 63.3
Tricast: 141
Total SP: 116
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