steadied and switched left start, held up towards rear, some late headway, never involved
held up in mid-division, headway between horses towards inside chasing leaders over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards
steadied start, held up and always behind
wore hood to post, mid-division, headway on inside over 2f out, ridden 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, went 2nd 6f out until pushed along inside final 2f, chased leaders, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, 5th and no impression towards finish
led after 1f, edged left and headed over 1f out, weakened final 100 yards
chased leaders, headway over 1f out, went 2nd and ran on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge, lost 2nd post
led 1f, chased leaders, weakened quickly final furlong, eased
chased leaders, led over 1f out, ran on
held up towards rear, never on terms
raced keenly in last pair, never involved
A couple of these bid for hat-tricks with So Chic stepping back up in distance having completed a double over 7f at Wolverhampton and High Court Judge winning both starts so far this year. The latter would have won more easily here last time with a clear run but KITARO KICH is preferred to both of the aforementioned. The latter placed over track and trip on his reappearance and handicap debut and has plenty of scope racing of the same mark today. Hobson Point finished third at Lingfield last week while stablemate King Of Ithaca, Starlight Nation and Gold Aura all go handicapping for the first time.
Gold Aura 9-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 10l behind Lose Yourself (9-2) at Newmarket 7f fll stks (4) sft in Aug.
King Of Ithaca 66-1 (8-11) In rear, pushed along over 3f, some headway 1f out, weakened close home, 21st of 27, 10 1/2l behind Amichi (9-3) at Newmarket 6f stks (2) gs in Oct.
Starlight Nation (IRE) 5-1 (9-2) Held up off the pace in last trio, headway and hung right over 1f out, switched left and kept on inside final furlong, never near to challenge, 7th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Deceiver (9-4) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Constitution 100-1 (9-9) Steadied start, held up well off the pace in rear, never a factor, last of 9, 7 1/2l behind A Taste Of Honey (9-10) at Lingfield 7f hcp (5) pol in Mar.
High Court Judge (USA) 7-4fav (9-11) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and switched left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, held on, won at Kempton 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Double Down (9-1) by hd, 7 ran.
Kitaro Kich (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Raced wide close up, pushed along and headway entering final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Dutch Kingdom (9-11) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Bingley Crocker (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, held up in mid-division, ridden along over 2f out and dropped to rear, tailed off towards finish, 10th of 11, 37 3/4l behind Rose Prick (9-7) at Newbury 7f (5) gd in Aug.
Hobson Point 14-1 (9-8) Chased leader 2f, pushed along over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Lady Marie (9-7) at Lingfield 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Nibras Rainbow (IRE) 12-1 (9-6) In rear, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on steadily, not pace to challenge, 4th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Dream Of Mischief (9-6) at Lingfield 7f (5) pol in Sep.
Roar Emotion (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, shaken up and weakened inside final 2f, 4th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Little Edi (9-7) at Chepstow 7f stks (5) gd in Aug.
So Chic (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Held up in rear, pushed along over 2f out, switched right entering home straight, still last entering final furlong, stayed on well inside final furlong, led near finish, won at Wolverhampton 7f hcp fll (5) pol in Mar beating Topo Chico (9-5) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Zafaan (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) Headway to lead over 6f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 10l behind Floating Spirit (9-7) at Lingfield 1m stks (4) pol in Feb.
