tracked leaders in 3rd, chased leader 1f out, upsides and every chance final furlong, not quicken near finish
tracked leaders in 4th, ridden to lead 2f out, strongly pressed final furlong, caught last strides
tracked leader, not much room, looked green, lost place and edged right over 1f out, rallied under pressure inside final furlong
took keen hold early, held up last, headway against stands side rail over 1f out, driven and stayed on well to lead final strides
led, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
took keen hold, held up, driven and not keen over 2f out, soon beaten
This is another trappy looking affair and we will give a narrow vote to Best Guess, with Moody Tunes and Naughty By Nature the major threats. Peter Chapple-Hyam is in great form at the moment and Best Guess doesn't look badly treated on her return to the racecourse. She landed a decent Newmarket maiden in good style last September and although disappointing on her final start in what was a very competitive handicap, she is given a chance to atone this afternoon. Moody Tunes is in the form of his life and defied the handicapper in no uncertain terms last time when landing his hat-trick by a five length margin. It is difficult to see this one out of the frame. Naughty By Nature is no Stoute stable star but has shown plenty of promise and gets in here on a very fair mark. The pick of the others could be Stanley Goodspeed, but the form of the stable sways us towards Best Guess, our sporting selection.
Moody Tunes 5-4fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, not much room over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, readily, won at Ayr 7f 3yo hcp (6) sft beating Wednesdays Boy (8-6) by 5l, 14 ran.
Local Fancy 33-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway towards stand's rail over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 6l behind Red Evie (9-3) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll hcp (4) sft.
Stanley Goodspeed 25-1 (9-0) Held up, keen hold, headway over 1f out, stayed on to lead close home, won at Nottingham 6f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf beating Royal Citadel (8-12) by a nk, 11 ran.
Best Guess (USA) 10-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 17, 12l behind Il Castagno (8-4) at Catterick 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Bathwick Alice 11-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and heded over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Fangorn Forest (8-6) at Warwick 7f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Naughty By Nature 3-1 (8-8) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, found little under pressure inside final 2f, soon beaten, last of 5, 6l behind Linas Selection (9-4) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Rebellion 15-2 (9-1) Led, ridden, headed over 1f out, staying on when slightly hampered inside final furlong, no extra close home, 3rd of 6, nk behind Sir Gerard (9-4) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp (3) gf in Apr.
