behind, pushed along 4f out, headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 3f out on outer, ridden over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
with leader and keen, ridden to challenge over 1f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, no extra near finish
led, ridden over 2f out, soon under pressure, kept on gamely inside final furlong, held on towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon not much room and tried to switch left, switched right on to rail over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
slowly into stride, held up towards rear and keen, soon in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders and keen, challenged over 2f out, ridden and and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, never a threat
A competitive end to the evening's racing and the vote goes to COULD IT BE MAGIC ahead of Killing Moon and Chinese Democracy. The selection ran a promising race on his seasonal reappearance behind a decent horse of Gay Kelleway's. Kelleway holds the horse in question in high regard which bodes well for Could It Be Magic's chances. The return to seven furlongs should also suit the son of Dubai Destination who has the decent Jack Dean taking three off his back. Killing Moon represents a stable in form but warrants respect on his own merits. His last two runs have been of a good standard and he looks to be improving. He hung badly right on his latest start which cost him the race in the end and, if keeping straight today, will be in the shake up. Chinese Democracy is another holding her form well. She hasn't quite lived up to her price tag but at least shaped well on her latest start. Others to note are Brinscall and Desert Forest but Could It Be Magic gets the vote.
Military Call 16-1 (8-13) In touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, 12th of 13, 25l behind Tadalavil (9-2) at Hamilton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Could It Be Magic 15-2 (8-11) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, went 3rd under pressure over 1f out, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Basle (9-2) at Ffos Las 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Lockantanks 4-1 (8-9) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Whispered Times (8-13) at Redcar 6f All clm stks (6) gf in Apr.
Desert Forest (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and every chance approaching 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 17, 13l behind Medicinal Compound (9-3) at Redcar 1m 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Oct.
Brinscall 50-1 (9-0) Raced wide in touch, ridden on outside and outpaced 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never able to challenge, 7th of 9, 5l behind Kingston Acacia (8-10) at Lingfield 7f fll hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Killing Moon (USA) 7-2fav (9-4) Mid-division, headway to track leading pair over 3f out, ridden to challenge when hung badly right to stand side from 1f out, kept on and every chance inside final furlong, just held, 2nd of 11, hd behind Hathaway (8-8) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Chookie Avon 9-4 (8-9) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon beaten, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 8l behind Tuscan King (8-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Nov.
Chinese Democracy (USA) 4-1 (8-6) Led, headed over 4f out, tracked leader, led again over 2f out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Thrust Control (8-13) at Salisbury 7f 3yo clm (5) gf.
Charity Fair 20-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 32l behind Princess Lexi (8-5) at Redcar 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
