dwelt, behind, headway on stand rail halfway, ridden to lead 1f out, soon clear, easily
in touch, pushed along and headway halfway, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong
outpaced throughout, tailed off
slowly away and outpaced throughout, tailed off
led, headed 3f out, soon ridden and weakened 2f out
prominent to halfway, soon weakened, tailed off
chased leaders, ridden halfway, edged right 2f out, weakened over 1f out
TURNKEY gets the narrow vote here over Steelcut and Charles Parnell. David Nicholls does well with his sprinters and he can hit the back of the net with Turnkey here. He won in this grade last time at Ayr when he beat Mutamared but the key to his chance today is the ground as he will relish these conditions. He also has a good draw and he can make it count. Steelcut doesn't win very often but he has been in decent form of late and will benefit from this drop in class. He will also handle the cut in the ground so if the selection fails to fire then he should be the one to profit. Charles Parnell would have claims on his best form but his effort last time at Southwell was some way short of what he is capable of and he looks one to treat with caution at present. Ruth Carr continues in good form but the draw is a negative for Sunley Sovereign and we will stick with Turnkey as the one to beat.
Turnkey 15-8fav (9-5) Dwelt, soon recovered to track leading pair, switched left over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Ayr 6f clm stks (5) gf beating Mutamared (9-5) by hd, 7 ran.
Steelcut 8-1 (9-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind The Bear (7-13) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Charles Parnell (IRE) 5-2 (9-8) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon lost place, 7th of 10, 7l behind Swinbrook (9-0) at Southwell 6f clm stks (6) fbs in Jul.
Strabinios King 16-1 (9-5) Held up, raced keenly, pushed along 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 10l behind Dream Express (9-5) at Ayr 6f clm stks (6) gd in Jul.
Ducal Regancy Duke 100-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on inside, ridden 3f out, soon lost place, 9th of 10, 17l behind Masterofceremonies (9-3) at Musselburgh 1m 1f 4yo sell stks (6) gd in Jul.
Boss Hog 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 15, 10l behind Union Jack Jackson (8-7) at Beverley 7f clm stks (5) gd.
Actabou 40-1 (8-6) Always behind, 11th of 15, 11l behind Union Jack Jackson (8-7) at Beverley 7f clm stks (5) gd.
Sunley Sovereign 10-1 (7-12) In touch, headway to challenge over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance final furlong, just held, 2nd of 8, nk behind The Bear (7-13) at Hamilton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gs.
Finsbury 15-2 (7-12) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 14th of 16, 14l behind Sarah's Art (8-7) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.