led, soon clear, headed over 1f out, quickly weakened
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on
behind, pushed along over 2f out, kept on on from over 1f out, went 3rd final furlong, kept on
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well
slowly away, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Mark Johnston's Glen Shiel disappointed on his reappearance and handicap debut at Hamilton earlier this month and looks best watched today in a race taken to go to MELODY IN THE MIST, who is preferred to Mutafajer. The last mentioned won well enough when landing a Lingfield maiden earlier this month and he has to be considered on his first start in a handicap but Saeed Bin Suroor has really been struggling to find winners since that success so he cannot be backed with confidence. Kevin Ryan's Breathless Kiss has been running well on the artificial surfaces since the start of the year but he did not run up to a similar level of form back on turf at Thirsk last month and looks best left out of calculations. Richard Fahey's Coin From Heaven is lightly raced but needs to improve, while Jim Goldie's Eternal Instinct probably needs some help from the handicapper. The vote then goes the way of David Barron's Melody In The Mist, who ended last season in good form with wins here and at Musselburgh in selling and claiming grade and he looks worth siding with on his return in a handicap off a mark of just 73.
Mutafajer 6-5fav (9-3) Led main group on stand rail, going well 2f out, led overall over 1f out, in command final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf beating Ocean Rosie (8-12) by 3l, 12 ran.
Coin From Heaven (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, lost place when pace quickened over 2f out, switched left inside final furlong, no impression, 7th of 10, 5l behind Folly Bridge (8-6) at Nottingham 6f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd.
Breathless Kiss (USA) 11-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, outpaced, never a factor, 8th of 11, 5l behind Whozthecat (9-3) at Thirsk 5f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gf in Apr.
Eternal Instinct 5-1 (8-9) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 5l behind Besty (8-4) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Oct.
Glen Shiel (USA) 16-1 (9-8) Prominent, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 9l behind Ginger Ted (9-5) at Hamilton 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) gd.
Melody In The Mist (FR) Evensfav (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, led post, won at Musselburgh 5f 2yo sll (6) sft in Aug beating Micky's Knock Off (8-11) by ns, 9 ran.
Cian Rooney (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) Chased leaders to halfway, 9th of 11, 10l behind Pintura (8-10) at Redcar 6f 2yo hcp (3) gf in Aug.
