always outpaced
in touch, ridden 2f out, driven to chase winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd post
in rear, ridden halfway, never a factor
chased winner, untill ridden inside final furlong, beaten when short of room soon after
reared start and slowly away, effort 2f out, weakend 1f out
broke smartly, ridden over 1f out, edged left and ran on final furlong
switched right soon after start, in rear, still only 9th entering final furlong, ran to take 4th post
towards rear, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, soon prominent pulling hard on outer, ridden to chase winner briefly over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on to snatch 2nd post
soon chased winner from wide draw, ridden 2f out, keeping same pace when short of room inside final furlong
in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
Peter Grayson has had his yearly winner so it might pay to look past his trio despite the fact that all are potentially well-handicapped; preference instead is for COCKTAIL PARTY. James Unett's filly is one of the more consistent runners in the race and under stronger handling today she should run a big race from a good draw. The Magic Of Rio was rated 80 in August of last year and is now 30lbs lower; that alone means it would be no surprise from a handicapping view were she to prevail. Cheshire Rose didn't look comfortable on Southwell's surface last time, Woodcote was miles out of the handicap when last seen, whilst Shirley High is still a maiden but any market support would have to be respected. Sir Loin holds a few of today's rivals on a run behind Equinity, however it is Cocktail Party who gets the nod.
The Magic of Rio 20-1 (9-2) Held up in mid-division, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 10l behind Rocket Ruby (8-13) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Jan.
Cocktail Party (IRE) 8-1 (10-3) Pressed leader, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Miss Firefly (10-6) at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp 0-55 (6) pol.
Cheshire Rose 12-1 (8-5) Always in rear, 10th of 14, 10l behind Restless Genius (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Shirley High 100-1 (9-7) Led 1f, remained prominent, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 15l behind Sternlight (8-10) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Jan.
Woodcote (IRE) 66-1 (8-5) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, never on terms, last of 9, 7l behind Brynfa Boy (8-8) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jan.
Gleaming Spirit (IRE) 80-1 (8-10) Chased leader until well over 1f out, weakened approaching final 1f, 7th of 12, 7l behind Meikle Barfil (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Romantic Verse 33-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, hard driven halfway, lost place well over 1f out, last of 12, 16l behind Top Flight Splash (8-10) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Tan Bonita (USA) 50-1 (8-2) Raced wide towards rear, ridden over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 7th of 9, 6l behind Buy On The Red (9-4) at Lingfield 5f sell stks (6) pol in Dec.
Sir Loin 25-1 (8-7) Keen, tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, kept on one pace, 5th of 11, 5l behind Equinity (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Taboor (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Slowly away, towards rear, ridden on outside over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 7l behind Meikle Barfil (8-9) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Tightrope (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 7th of 11, 6l behind Equinity (9-3) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (7) pol in Jan.
Town House 50-1 (10-0) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 11, 6l behind Albero Di Giuda (10-5) at Wolverhampton 6f am hcp 0-55 (6) pol.
