in touch, ridden to chase the winner over 1f out, kept on
slowly into stride, behind, ridden halfway, never nearer
held up, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, ridden and hung left over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden and lost place after 2f
ran green and pushed along in rear, headway and hung right 2f out, ran on well final furlong
held up, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace
chased leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, ran on
Magical Song gets the vote to improve past some of these and he can score ahead of Faber Hall Flyer, Always Brave and Solo River. The selection comes here on the back of a fair sixth on debut at Lingfield. Whilst that wasn't the greatest of contests, he showed up well for a long way and with more improvement to come, we may just find that he goes several places better today, especially as he fell out of the stalls on his debut. Suzi's Decision has also shown a tendency to start slowly but she has shaped with plenty of promise on her two starts to date on varying ground and should be respected. Solo River ran a race full of promise on her debut at Bath and would possibly have won granted a clearer passage. Balata, Blitzen and Our Lament should also come on for their first outings and should be monitored for market support, and whilst Faber Hall Flyer's form behind Ancien Regime looks very solid, we will return to Magical Song for the winner.
Casual Garcia Hernando gelding out of 1m1f-1m4f winner Frosty Welcome.
Balata 25-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, headway 2f out, keeping on when bumped 1f out, not recover, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Mount Pleasure (9-3) at Windsor 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Apr.
Reve Vert (FR) Oasis Dream colt, half-brother to 1m-1m2f winner Grand Tournoi and 6f-7f winner Castiya.
Holy Storm (IRE) 33-1 (8-1) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 12th of 15, 13l behind Palm Court (9-7) at Bath 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) frm.
Our Lament 100-1 (9-3) Behind until made moderate late headway, 7th of 12, 9l behind Lodi (9-3) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol.
Blitzen (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, some late headway, never dangerous, 5th of 7, 3l behind Whispering Desert (8-12) at Carlisle 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) gd in Aug.
Always Brave 16-1 (8-10) Led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, not pace of leading pair, 4th of 11, 5l behind Dauberval (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2yo mdn auc (5) gd in Aug.
Faber Hall Flyer 40-1 (9-3) Prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Ancien Regime (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Aug.
Halsion Challenge 16-1 (8-11) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, 8th of 9, 11l behind Mistress Eva (8-11) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) hvy in Aug.
I Dont Do Walkin (USA) 3-1 (8-8) In touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 10, 9l behind Supermassive Muse (8-9) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) gs in Jun.
Magical Song 12-1 (8-9) Chased leader to 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 5l behind Afram Blue (9-1) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Jul.
La Famiglia Tobougg filly, half-sister to 6f-7f winner Cativo Cavallino.
Solo River 12-1 (8-3) Slowly away, behind, ridden 2f out, headway on inside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 3rd well insdie final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Heaven (8-3) at Bath 5f 2yo fll mdn aut (6) frm.
Suzi's Decision 3-1 (8-4) Dwelt and hampered start, soon prominent, hung right throughout, every chance over 1f out, not quicken, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Mistress Eva (8-11) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) hvy in Aug.
