chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon edged left, weakened inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, one pace
held up, ridden 3f out, never dangerous
with leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon in command, ran on well
chased leaders until lost place over 3f out
held up travelling strongly, ridden over 1f out, no progress
slowly into stride, outpaced, well behind, still last entering final furlong, ran on strongly, no chance
always prominent, chased winner over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, no impression
tracked leaders, switched right well over 1f out, stayed on same pace
led 4f, weakened over 1f out
held up in mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on
held up, always behind
held up, in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression when edged left inside final furlong
Nan Jan can make the most of his low draw to beat Summer Recluse, with Kew The Music and Bahamian Ballet having it to do from out wide. Roger Ingram's Nan Jan lines up in good form, having won two out of his last three starts on the all-weather, and with his draw in stall two a definite advantage, can defy a six-pound penalty. He won over seven furlongs here in February, but is equally adept at today's trip, and if cracking out early again, will take some passing. Summer Recluse will no doubt come with his customary late challenge, but he really needs to be more up with the pace if he is going to start winning round here. Nevertheless he has taken on fair company and can be placed at least. Bahamian Ballet has more scope than most, and is obviously thriving for Ed McMahon to unleash him here rather than wait for the new Turf season to start. He could easily be a lot better than these in time, but that draw in stall 13 is off-putting. Kew The Music has won here three times in the past, but is better suited to seven furlongs, and in any case is another that will do well to get to the inside from his berth, and all in all, the in-form Nan Jan must be the percentage call.
Bahamian Ballet 4-1jt-fav (8-13) Made most, ridden approaching final furlong, kept on well when challenged, won at Windsor 6f mdn stk (5) gd in Oct beating Imperial Rule (8-13) by a nk, 14 ran.
Summer Recluse (USA) 4-1fav (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up last, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Lake Chini (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Monashee Prince (IRE) 8-1 (8-10) Behind, pushed along halfway, no headway, 10th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Lake Chini (9-4) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Nan Jan 11-2 (8-10) Led to halfway, led again inside final furlong, driven out, won at Southwell 6f fll hcp (5) fbs in Nov beating Look of Eagles (8-5) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Kew The Music 4-1fav (9-0) Slowly away behind and soon ridden along headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind General Feeling (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Joyeaux 50-1 (8-6) Prominent for 4f far side, 10th of 13, 17l behind Presto Shinko (8-11) at Doncaster 6f lst stk (1) sft in Nov.
Jilly Why (IRE) 13-2 (9-2) Went right and slowly into stride start, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 12, 3/4l behind Millinsky (8-3) at Redcar 5f stk 0-70 (5) gd in Sept.
Sling Back (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) In rear, headway on inside to chase leaders over 2f out, ran on final furlong, 3rd of 13, 1l behind Bijou Dan (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov.
