That is exactly what he said - go to the front and not look back. That is positional.
Myself, I would really like to see just one of these mysterious "studies" that are oft mentioned yet never seen.
Aqu 1st today - won by the top Beyer fig horse, place horse there on class. Only three horses figured to meet the race conditions - 4,5,6. There were two of them at the wire. No pace was needed in that one.