made all, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, all out
steadied start, in rear, outpaced over 4f out, soon behind, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, effort and squeezed through between horses well inside final furlong, just held
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
tracked leaders, effort to press winner inside final furlong when not much room and badly hampered, not recover
Good Luck Charm has been noted staying on late in recent starts and it will be interesting to see the tactics adopted in this small field. He may go off as the outsider of the quartet but money for him would be significant as he likes it here. Fast Dancer is equipped with a first-time visor but HONIARA, also blinkered, could have too much quality for his rivals if ready to roll after an absence. A short-head second to Take The Helm when last seen was a fine effort and hopefully he'll translate his best all-weather form to Turf as he's rated 8lb lower on this surface. Black Caesar is an obvious danger as he goes well at this idiosyncratic venue and battled on well to score here last time. He's up in trip now but has handled it well enough in the past.
Honiara 6-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home, kept on, 2nd of 12, shd behind Take The Helm (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp (3) pol in Feb.
Fast Dancer (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Slowlu into stride towards rear, ridden and headway inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 9, 4 1/4l behind Energia Fox (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in May.
Black Caesar (IRE) 11-4 (8-13) Pressed leader, led over 4f out, made rest, ridden and pressed from over 1f out, ran on gamely to assert final 100 yards, won at Brighton 6f hcp (4) gs in Jun beating Nezar (9-7) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Good Luck Charm 25-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Believe It (9-9) at Kempton 7f hcp (5) pol in Jun.
