NAPOLETANO is taken to land this big field handicap from Sarah Park. Simon Dow's eight-year-old has not won in 13 starts since taking a Brighton handicap from a mark of 65 on fast ground last summer. This trip remains just about the optimum for the gelding, who is today running from a mark of 66, and he looks capable if overcoming a less than perfect draw. Sarah Park will be popular with punters after winning at Yarmouth last time, for which she has gone up 7lbs. That in itself is not a major concern, but her lack of form on fast ground, plus a distinct lack of fast ground lovers among her relatives means we'll take her on. Count Trevisio has winning form on good to firm and has plummeted in the weights from 102 at one stage down to tonight's 75. He will surely win again one day, but with the yard a bit quiet we will give him the swerve for now. Hilbre Court is decent over a mile on the artificial surfaces, and he did handle good to firm in one of just three turf outings so far. He should be very competitive if handling ground this quick on his return to the green stuff. Arthur's Edge is worth another try on turf and stays every yard of this trip. If he can put a poor run last time behind him then he could get heavily involved. Magic Rush handles conditions, although he'd probably prefer a little bit further than this and Napoletano is taken to land the prize.
Count Trevisio (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Led, headed 4f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 7, 10l behind Brouhaha (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.
Cool Ebony 11-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, no further impression, 7th of 13, 12l behind Moves Goodenough (9-2) at Bath 1m app hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Obezyana (USA) 25-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Bere Davis (8-11) at Thirsk 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
Spotty Muldoon (IRE) 9-2fav (10-12) Always towards rear, 11th of 12, 16l behind Twilight Star (11-0) at Sandown 1m hcp 0-80 (4) gd in Apr.
Thunder Gorge (USA) 12-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, one pace and no impression when badly hampered inside final 2f, weakened after, not recover, 11th of 19, 14l behind Trafalgar Bay (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Apr.
Desert Kiss 9-4fav (9-1) Led, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 6l behind Alsace Lorraine (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m fll hcp (0-75) (5) gd in Apr.
Magic Rush 11-2 (9-4) Held up, rapid headway to lead over 4f out, strongly pressed from 2f out, pressed on well until headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, hd behind Rapid City (9-4) at Brighton 1m 2f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Apr.
Napoletano (GER) 8-1 (8-13) Pulled hard, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead 1f out, headed and outpaced by winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Driven (9-1) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Magroom 20-1 (8-10) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 11th of 12, 9l behind Driven (9-1) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Networker 8-1 (9-4) Took keen hold, held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Sarwin (8-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Apr.
Arthur's Edge 4-1fav (8-9) Chased leaders, weakening when not much room over 2f out, 8th of 11, 10l behind Justcallmehandsome (8-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcap (4) pol in May '08.
Uncle Fred 15-2 (9-2) Chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 13, 5l behind Mutheeb (9-2) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Hilbre Court (USA) 6-1 (8-11) Chased leaders on outside, hard driven to lead over 1f out, kept on well under pressure, won at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Apr beating Barataria (8-12) by nk, 11 ran.
Sarah Park (IRE) 5-1fav (9-3) Made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Yarmouth 7f hcap (6) gs in Oct beating Melt (8-9) by 2 1/2l, 14 ran.
Direct Debit (IRE) 18-1 (9-1) Towards rear, effort over 2f out, no impression, last of 10, 16l behind Pelham Crescent (8-8) at Bath 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Full Victory (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Soon outpaced, stayed on moderately, 5th of 14, 9l behind Bold Cross (8-13) at Chepstow 7f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
