held up in rear, ridden approaching final furlong, soon hung left, kept on, not pace to challenge
set steady pace, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, rallied towards finish
steadied start, in touch, ridden to lead entering final furlong, stayed on strongly
keen, held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
pulled hard, tracked leader, ridden and every chance from 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression
held up in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression final furlong
Although now 2lbs worse off for beating Cheshire Prince three-parts-of-a-length at Newbury KING CHARLES is taken to follow up here, while Special Reserve and Persian Peril are others considered. King Charles had to work a little to get to the front at the Berkshire track, but once doing so he was always in command and looked to have more in hand than the winning margin suggested. Although that was on good to soft the has won on good going and he can add to his CV this afternoon. Cheshire Prince seems to reserve his best for the turns of Chester, but he is very effective over 10f and on a sound surface, so is hard to dismiss lightly. Persian Peril won a Southwell handicap last time and stays at least this far, though his form points to a penchant for juice in the ground and unless the rains come he might have to settle for a frame claim. Special Reserve is 3lbs higher than his only win and he is effective on the ground so he might be able to get competitive, while both Emerald Wilderness and Chapter And Verse look held by the assessor. It may not be on the Rowley Mile but nonetheless King Charles can extend his reign.
King Charles 11-2 (9-9) Patiently ridden in towards rear, good headway from over 1f out, switched left and led well inside final furlong, won at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gs beating Cheshire Prince (9-7) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Cheshire Prince 33-1 (9-7) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and kept on well inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind King Charles (9-9) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-95 (3) gs.
Emerald Wilderness (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Always behind, pushed along and struggling 3f out, 8th of 10, 21l behind Fanjura (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Canongate (8-12) last of 6, 12l behind Prince Fasliyev (9-3) at Nantes(FR) 1m stk in Oct.
Persian Peril 6-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, ridden and hung left from over 2f out, soon in command, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in May beating Taikoo (9-3) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Special Reserve (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) In touch, ridden and hung badly left from over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 9l behind The Cayterers (9-11) at Windsor 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Admiral Dundas (IRE) 13-2 (9-6) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 6l behind Dancourt (8-8) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Chapter And Verse (IRE) 15-8fav (9-5) Keen, led, steadied halfway, quickened 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, last of 4, 6l behind Norwegian Dancer (9-7) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
