held up towards rear, ridden and switched left over 2f out, no impression
always behind, no impression
always towards rear, no impression
prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression
held up in mid-division, ridden over 1f out, found nil and weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden over 1f out, chased leader final furlong, not quicken
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
made all, ridden 2f out, ran on gamely under pressure final furlong
Nonrunner
Most of these will not need any introductions and, of them, we will short list Magic Glade, Willhewiz and Chinalea and select Magic Glade. The key to the selection's ongoing hopes appear to be the trainer's belief that he has cured him of his blood vessel problems. If so, this former Roger Charlton inmate - who has always possessed a lot of natural ability - could remain well handicapped as he has only been raised two pounds for his Chester win. Willhewiz is back to the mark from which he won over six furlongs here last June and comes here running well, so is another to consider, while Chinalea was only just beaten by Malapropism at Sandown two runs ago and holds chances based on that, his latest run being forgiven as it may have come too soon after his Sandown efforts. Other points are that Willhewiz and Desperate Dan are closely weighted based on recent Bath form, with Bluebok possibly being held. You can certainly build a case for just about all of the others in this sprint although, from a winning point of view, we will stick by our opening lines which means, once again, that the selection is Magic Glade.
Night Prospector 12-1 (8-0) Held up mid-division nearside, ridden 3f out, no headway, 10th of 20, 4 1/2l behind Desert Lord (8-8) at Epsom 5f hcap (2) gf.
Smokin Beau 14-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 13th of 15, 10l behind Adantino (8-6) at Bath 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Desperate Dan 25-1 (9-5) In rear, close up, headway over 2f out, not reach leaders, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Devon Flame (9-8) at Bath 6f hcp 0-85 (4) frm.
Magic Glade 12-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, all out, won at Chester 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf beating Handsome Cross (9-11) by a nk, 10 ran.
Bluebok 7-4fav (9-2) Led, headed over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 6, 6l behind Devon Flame (9-8) at Bath 6f hcp 0-85 (4) frm.
Fizzlephut (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Golden Dixie (9-3) at York 5f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Rag Tag (IRE) 100-1 (9-7) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 16, 9l behind Phantom Whisper (9-5) at Windsor 5f 3yo hcp (4) gf.
Malapropism 5-1 (9-12) Prominent, every chance 1f out, no extra close home, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Misaro (9-5) at Lingfield 5f hcap (5) gf.
Willhewiz 7-1 (9-4) Prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, hd behind Devon Flame (9-8) at Bath 6f hcp 0-85 (4) frm.
Chinalea (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (8-10) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 7th of 10, 3l behind Caustic Wit (8-8) at Windsor 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Hello Roberto 7-2 (9-7) With leader, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Parkside Pursuit (9-5) at Warwick 5f hcp 0-70 (5) frm.
Quality Street 9-2 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 5th of 10, 5l behind Misaro (9-5) at Lingfield 5f hcap (5) gf.
