held up towards rear, smooth headway over 1f out, soon switched left, ran on to lead near finish, cheekily
held up in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed near finish
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
held up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
led 1f, tracked leader after, led again over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride, held up, always in rear
held up mid-division, headway and inside 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge
slowly into stride, always towards rear
Feed The Meter was a most impressive winner at Newcastle last time and can defy a five pound penalty here, Field Spark and Lucky Leo can also get involved in the finish. It wasn't the most competitive event the selection landed, but she did do it in good style. She quickened nicely in the final furlong to beat Royal Melbourne by three lengths. She is still ahead of the handicapper and a follow up looks on the cards. Field Spark hasn't raced since chasing home Saameq at Wolverhampton in January, he looks on a decent mark back on the turf and should be battling for some place money. Lucky Leo has earned top-weight with some cracking victories last season and he showed he is still capable of troubling the judge when chasing home Gustavo here last time. Stolen Hours is another with each-way claims but our idea of the winner is Feed The Meter.
Lucky Leo 5-1 (8-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and effort inside final furlong, held near finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Gustavo (8-3) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Stolen Hours (USA) 5-2fav (9-3) Held up rear, headway on inside when not clear run and switched right 4f out, ridden 3f out, never dangerous, 7th of 16, 8l behind Magic Sting (8-10) at Chepstow 1m 2f hcp (E3) gd in Sept.
Bailaora (IRE) 33-1 (9-6) In touch, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 10, 13l behind Lockstock (9-10) at Bath 1m hcp (5) hvy.
Dhehdaah 11-2 (8-9) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 12l behind Eastborough (8-12) at Warwick 1m 5f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Critical Stage (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Mid-division, headway 4f out, chased winner well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 19, 1 1/2l behind Dont Call Me Derek (9-11) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (E3) gs in Oct.
Scarrabus (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Dwelt, soon tracked leaders, chased easy winner over 2f out, gradually weakened, 9th of 14, 8l behind Turnstile (9-9) at Kempton 1m 6f hcp (5) gd.
Feed The Meter (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, quickened to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) gd beating Royal Melbourne (10-0) by 3l, 16 ran.
Field Spark 3-1fav (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, edged right and kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Saameq (8-4) at W'hampton 1m 4f hcp (F4) pol in Jan.
