keen in touch, ridden in every chance over 2f out, soon edged left, one pace
led, headed over 4f out, weakened approaching 2f out
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
track leader, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, not much room 2f out, soon switched right, one pace
toward rear lost touch 4f out, soon tailed off
close up, ridden 5f out, weakened over 3f out
held up, ridden and weakened over 3f out
held up, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, pushed clear final furlong
Not a strong handicap at it can go to Itsonlyagame, with the main danger looking to be Chocolate Boy. The selection won a 10-furlong maiden here last season and was far from disgraced when fifth in a similar event here over 10 furlongs last time out. He's been dropped four pounds for that run, which is a little generous, and he can take advantage of that leniency in what is not a strong contest. Being visored for the first time might just help things along too. Chocolate Boy hails from the in-form Gary Moore yard and, although he has yet to win a race, he's been knocking at the door lately. Given that he also has proven form over course and distance, he looks primed to give you a very good run for your money. Turning to the others, Orinocovsky has taken well to stepping up in trip and has won from a mark of 64 at Southwell. He is rated 55 here, although the downside is that he has yet to fully convince on this surface. Noble Pursuit is well-weighted on the best of his form and acts here, but he has no form at beyond a mile. Sterling Guarantee has bits of form and is lightly raced but is certainly no world beater. What you see is what you get with Aveiro, who acts here and has winning form from today's mark. Interestingly, Kevin Darley has been booked for Sholay, although the five-year-old has yet to show any worthwhile form since winning as a juvenile. With Cadwallader having shown little to date, we return to what we see as the principals, with Itsonlyagame getting the nod.
