mid-division, ridden 4f out, kept on from 2f out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway to track leaders over 4f out, ridden 3f out, headway to dispute lead inside final furlong, all out and just failed
tracked leaders, smooth headway to lead over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure to hold on post
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out and every chance, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, gradually weakened
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
reared start and rider lost irons throughout, always behind
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace
towards rear, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten
Kidzplay's trainer Jim Goldie would surely like to win the race named after his good handicapper and is represented by Repulse Bay but he is difficult to recommend on recent form and preference is for Fairy Monarch, who gets the nod over Royal Melbourne. The selection made a highly satisfactory reappearance when going down by just a length to the well handicapped Piste Bleu at Ripon last month and a reproduction of that effort may suffice in an uncompetitive event. Julie Camacho's Royal Melbourne has an obvious chance on the form shown when winning at Newcastle two starts ago but that was on a soft surface and the son of Among Men was unable to reproduce the form back on a faster surface at the same venue subsequently. Top weight Escalade has received little respite from the handicapper of late and probably needs dropping a few more pounds, while Melograno is now 9lbs higher than when second on the Fibresand at Southwell two runs ago and looks to face a stiff task. The booking of Tony Culhane for Inchnadamph takes the eye and he has to be respected along with Merlins Profit, who has been running well in Banded stakes races of late. However, Fairy Monarch has an obvious chance based on his seasonal reappearance run and gets the vote to go one better today.