tracked leaders, ridden along over 2f out, soon one pace, weakened over 1f out
soon led, headed over 6f out, stayed prominent until weakened 2f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out and outpaced, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, gaining towards finish
behind, ridden over 4f out, kept on steadily final 2f, nearest finish
held up in touch, led over 6f out to over 3f out, weakened quickly, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway to lead over 3f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, headed towards finish
slowly into stride, held up in rear, smooth headway 3f out going well, shaken up over 1f out, stayed on to lead near finish
tracked leaders to 3f out, weakened 2f out
prominent, chased leaders 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
always in rear and lost touch over 3f out, tailed off
Very little form to go on here so the tentative vote goes to Bobby Charles, with Luce and Majestic Star both expected to show improvement. John Scargill's gelding is starting to get the hang of things and wasn't beaten far into fourth behind Song Of Vala at Southwell last time. The third home was successful in a maiden on Monday so the form could be quite decent and he has as good a chance as any. Luce and Majestic Star have similar profiles. Luce, trained by Hughie Morrison, had just one outing on the turf at Thurles, he was beaten a fair way but had some decent performers behind and should go close if handling the Polytrack. Meanwhile Majestic Star's only outing came in a hot maiden at Newbury in October, he should be capable of improvement and could reach the frame at a decent price. Screenplay and Cils have shown form in modest events and could prove best of the remainder, but in what looks a very weak contest Bobby Charles gets the vote.
