led, driven along final 2f, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards
held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, no headway
took keen hold, tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, driven to lead final 100 yards and kept on well
always behind
held up, pushed along 3f out, soon one pace and no impression
tracked leader to 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon beaten
chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, stayed on one pace final 2f
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong
Nonrunner
The once raced Magic Moth is of interest here, however we will side with Our Teddy, Greek Easter could provide most danger. Paul Blockley has his string in good form and Our Teddy ran a lot better than the duckegg suggests on his return. After being held up at the rear, he made steady headway at half-way and although he couldn't get to the leaders he wasn't beaten far at the line. With improvement expected he should go close today. Brian Meehan hit form on Saturday with a double and Greek Easter put in plenty of solid efforts last season. The handicapper may have to drop this one a few pounds before he wins, but he could pick up some more place money this afternoon. Magic Moth won his only race last year on the all-weather at Wolverhampton. The form has not really stood up but he can be expected to improve. All in all a tricky little contest and Our Teddy is a tentative choice.
Baizically (IRE) 2-1fav (9-0) Steadied start, settled in rear, headway to chase leaders 7f out, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, stayed on again final furlong, last of 6, 1 1/2l behind Weightless (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) pol in Mar.
Our Teddy (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 9th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Awatuki (8-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Feb.
Sualda (IRE) 20-1 (9-13) Held up, headway and not clear run over 1f out, never dangerous, 10th of 14, 7l behind Sweet Indulgence (9-10) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Aug.
Takafu (USA) 7-1 (9-9) With leader, led over 6f out, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 13l behind Archduke Ferdinand (9-6) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Gracechurch (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Chased leaders until weakend 3f out, 13th of 14, 13l behind dhtrs Go Figure (9-4) & Tommy Toogood (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Oct.
Magic Moth 15-8 (8-3) Ran green, soon led, stayed on well, won at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb '06 beating Opera Comica (7-12) by 1l, 12 ran.
Mull of Dubai 5-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway going well 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind And Again (9-5) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct.
Mustajed 33-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway to challenge 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, 2nd of 16, 3l behind Esthlos (8-6) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Mar.
