took keen hold, in touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out
held up in touch, headway 6f out, every chance over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out
took keen hold, in touch, ridden and weakened 6f out, tailed off
mid-division, headway on inside 6f out, led over 2f out, drew clear final furlong
mid-division, headway 5f out, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out
held up, steady headway from 6f out, ridden in every chance 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
prominent until weakened over 5f out
mid-division, ridden and outpaced 5f out, stayed on final 2f, not trouble leaders
led until ridden and headed over 2f out, edged right and weakened over 1f out
always behind, tailed off
prominent, ridden 6f out, soon struggling
These races are rarely a good betting medium, but Magical Wonderland scored well enough on his debut and is taken to follow up despite his penalty, although there are one or two interesting newcomers on show. The pick of the debutantes are Paul Webber's Debatable and Philip Hobbs' Pernickety King, and the market may prove a guide as to their relative chances. Stanway, See More Jock, and Herecomespapin all finished second on their debuts, but the former was on soft ground and the latter, who was backed from 12/1 down to 5/1 at Southwell is just preferred. However, the more solid form goes to Magical Wonderland, who scored by a length and a quarter from Marshy's Mia at Hereford on her racecourse debut, looks capable of better still and is fancied to confirm the form on seven pounds worse terms.
