held up in rear, wide straight well over 1f out, plenty to do, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
made virtually all, soon led, ridden over 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, driven out
prominent, chased winner over 2f out, brief effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
held up behind, headway 2f out, stayed on steadily final furlong to take 2nd near finish, not reach winner
behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on steadily final furlong, not troubled leaders
in touch, ridden over 2f out, no progress, weakened over 1f out
prominent, chased winner over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly from 2f out
stumbled start, soon in rear, some late headway over 1f out, never nearer
mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened quickly from 2f out
steadied start, held up towards rear, wide straight well over 1f out, stayed on steadily final furlong, nearest finish
behind, headway well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reach leaders
broke well, led early, chased winner after, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, weakened quickly 1f out
The obvious form horse here is Magic Amour and this one is taken to beat Blackheath and Maktavish. Paul Blockley's charge comes here chasing a hat-trick after comfortably landing a six furlong seller here last time out. The drop in trip will not be a problem and he looks the one to be on. Blackheath was the top-rated horse in that field but he seems to need to dominate and was unable to do so from his high draw there and fell away in the closing stages. He has a five pound pull in the weights but has another high berth to contend with. A bigger threat could be Maktavish who has been contesting better contests than this over the past month or so. With a first time visor to help he should go well back in this grade. Leah's Pride and Legal Set are two others that could get into the action, but Magic Amour has done little wrong recently and is a worthy choice.
Borzoi Maestro 40-1 (9-13) Soon led, ridden 2f out, driven inside final furlong, caught post, 2nd of 12, shd behind Whinhill House (9-13) at Southwell 6f sll (6) fbs.
Magic Amour 15-8fav (8-2) Always prominent, led over 2f out, ridden clear final furlong, won at W'hampton 6f clm (6) pol in Mar beating Mistral Sky (9-0) by 2l, 9 ran.
Blackheath (IRE) 11-4fav (8-12) Prominent, chased winner over 3f out, faded final furlong, 5th of 10, 8l behind Magic Amour (8-12) at W'hampton 6f sll (6) pol in Mar.
Maktavish 20-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders over 3f, 8th of 9, 12l behind Count Cougar (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Mynd 25-1 (8-11) Led early, prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 2l behind Twinned (8-5) at W'hampton 5f clm (6) pol in Nov.
Polar Fox 80-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon outpaced, last of 9, 16l behind Count Cougar (8-13) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Sharp Hat 7-1 (9-0) Always behind, 10th of 12, 5l behind Primarily (9-0) at Kempton 5f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Jan.
Leah's Pride 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on, 5th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Muktasb (8-13) at W'hampton 5f banded stk (7) pol.
