slowly into stride, held up in last place, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on nearest finish
in touch, ridden 3f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong
held up, not trouble leaders
keen, led, clear over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, no further impression
held up mid-division, weakened 4f out
Nonrunner
Magicalmysterytour is selected here ahead of Zaif and Night Cru. Magicalmysterytour put in a fair run at Windsor last time on only his second run for new connections, so the former Aidan O'Brien inmate could well have more to come. Zaif has been raised three pounds for a Beverley win but he still looks competitive to us, more so than his stablemate, Spanish Don, the 2004 Cambridgeshire winner looking to be in decline of late. Night Cru is running consistently and, given that he is due to go up by three pounds in future ratings, his chance is there for all to see, and Sunisa's chance is not a forlorn one given that he is on a 12-furlong winning mark from last May. Shotfire Ridge must have been hard to assess based on his maiden win with the form of all bar the Sound Of Nature - a winner since off a mark of 80 - from the first six home looking modest, and the market should be watched with regard to the lightly-raced Sir Michael Stoute runner Bedizen. Finally, with the form of Archiestown's latest maiden run having produced some very good winners, including Group-placed Mashaahed, Listed winner New Guinea, and Saturday's Northumberland Plate favourite, Nosferatu, he cannot be ruled out. Once again, though, the selection is Magicalmysterytour.
William's Way 14-1 (9-12) Behind, headway on innner over 1f out, never reached challenging position, 7th of 10, 10l behind Dunaskin (10-0) at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gs.
Magicalmysterytour (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Took keen hold in mid-division, chased winner over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Kerriemuir Lass (9-5) at Windsor 1m 4f hcap (4) gd.
Zaif (IRE) 3-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Beverley 1m 2f hcp 0-80 (4) gf beating Sir Arthur (9-0) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Night Cru 9-4fav (9-12) Tracked leader throughout, strong challenge and every chance final furlong, just denied at finish, 2nd of 7, shd behind Top Mark (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f app hcp (4) pol.
Jack of Trumps (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Held up, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened 1f out, 5th of 12, 9l behind High Command (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Sept.
Shotfire Ridge 28-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden to lead and edged left 2f out, clear over 1f out, driven out, won at Nottingham 1m mdn stk (5) gd in Sept beating Seabow (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Bedizen 6-5fav (9-11) Prominent, ridden along over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 12, 13l behind Seleet (8-11) at Beverley 1m mdn stk (5) gf in Apr.
Sunisa (IRE) 10-3 (10-0) Chased winner ridden over 2f out, led approaching final furlong, soon hard ridden and under pressure, headed towards finish, kept on, 2nd of 3, hd behind Magic Echo (9-2) at Beverley 1m 2f fll hcp (4) gs.
