towards rear, ridden and headway to chase leaders 2f out, one pace final furlong
always towards rear
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway and hard ridden over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
slow away, towards rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on no impression over 1f out
mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, kept on one pace when not much room inside final furlong
slow away, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
reared in stalls, unseated rider
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, challenged final furlong, stayed on and edged left inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden to lead 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong
A tough race to call here for punters with many in with chances on their best form but the main protagonists look to be Chicken Soup, Burnley Al and Perez and the narrow vote is given to the last named. The selection is one of the least exposed in the field and was a fair third behind Star Magnitude last time out. That form has since been franked and off what looks a fair mark he looks the value bet in an open affair. Burnley Al rates the main danger on his latest second behind Compton Eclipse but he has yet to prove he stays this far and he looks opposable on that basis. Chicken Soup won well last time out but he has a penalty for that win and he looks vulnerable off this mark in a more competitive affair. New England is another last time out winner that could go well but he needs everything to fall right for him and at likely odds he looks worth taking on. This is a wide open affair and stakes should be kept to a minimum but for the winner we return to Perez who at least is unexposed.
Chicken Soup 10-3 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on gamely, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan beating Jakarmi (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Screwdriver 6-1 (9-1) Held up, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace, no impression, 8th of 12, 5l behind Bessemer (9-0) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Elrafa Mujahid 8-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, faded, 7th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Madhavi (8-1) at W'hampton 1m 1f fll hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Perez (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Keen hold, steadied rear, headway on inside, under pressure from 2f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Star Magnitude (9-4) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol.
Burnley Al (IRE) 11-2 (8-5) Steady pace, led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Compton Eclipse (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Amazin 12-1 (9-0) Dwelt, mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 7l behind Glad Big (9-1) at Lingfield 7f app hcp (5) pol.
New England 10-3fav (9-3) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, squeezed through on inside rail to lead close home, won at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Cup of Love (9-2) by a hd, 12 ran.
Bridgewater Boys 9-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 11, 1/2l behind Itcanbedone Again (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol.
