held up, never troubled leaders
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
headway to lead 5f out, ridden 2 lengths clear over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and not much room over 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
held up, ridden and weakened 3f out,
close up, ridden to chase leader 2f out, edged left, driven to lead well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always in rear
chased leaders over 4f
always towards rear
dwelt, ridden to be in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led 2f, remained prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
The booking of Richard Hughes for Avenlea is very interesting so this one needs watching in the betting, however Star Magnitude has already proven her ability and gets the vote ahead of Choristar and Cils. The selection is making his all-weather debut but put in some excellent efforts during the turf season, the pick of which was a runners up spot behind smart handicapper Dr Thong. If he can transfer that ability to this new surface he will be hard to beat. Choristar has run consistently well here at Wolverhampton, but does have a fair bit to find with the selection on official ratings. Cils put in her best performance for some time when chasing home The Number at Wolverhampton last time and has to be considered for each-way purposes. Avenlea and Penway are both well bred and hail from very capable stables so are well worth a mention, but Star Magnitude looks the class act here and gets the decision.
Avenlea 14-1 Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, weakened quickly well over 1f out, last of 7, 20l behind Fortunately at Windsor 5f 2yo nov stk (D) gf in Jun '03.
Choristar 9-4fav Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, edged right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind The Number at W'hampton 7f mdn stk (D3) pol.
Mystic Lad 11-4 Tracked leaders, chased leader over 2f out, not pace to challenge and one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 1 1/2l behind Edin Burgher at Lingfield 7f mdn stk (D3) pol in Dec.
Penway 20-1 Held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 11, 5l behind King of Knight at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stk (D3) pol in Jan.
Southburgh (IRE) 100-1 Raced far side, held up, some headway over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 20, 33l behind Hermitage Court at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (D) gd in Jul.
Star Magnitude (USA) 9-2 Raced wide, chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 18, 5l behind Marias Magic at Bath 1m 2f mdn stk (D3) gs in Oct.
Polden Milkmaid Atraf filly, sister to 7f winner Polden Chief, half-sister to 5f and 7f winner Naughty Knight.
Nightwing 16-1 Slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, shaken up 2f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 8l behind Vista Bella at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn (D3) pol.
Priorina (IRE) 66-1 Keen, in touch, led 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Turnstone at Southwell 1m mdn stk (D3) fbs in Jan.
Cils 12-1 Soon prominent, went 2nd 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, never troubled winner, 2nd of 9, 2l behind The Number at W'hampton 7f mdn stk (D3) pol.
