raced freely, led after 1f and set steady pace, ridden and strongly pressed from over 1f out, holding on when edged left near finish
took keen hold, led for 1f, tracked winner to over 5f out, stayed handy, strong challenge from over 1f out, kept on well, but held near finish
close up, hard ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up in mid-division, hard ridden on outer over 2f out, one pace and no impression
steadied rear, never a factor
held up towards rear, ridden and struggling final 3f
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, shaken up and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
held up in mid-division, challenged on outer from 3f out, stayed on same pace
took keen hold, tracked leaders until weakened over 2f out
pulled hard, headway to track leaders 7f out, went 2nd over 5f out to over 1f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, driven and every chance 2f out, wandered under pressure and not quicken final furlong
took keen hold, held up towards rear, effort on inside over 2f out, no impression over 1f out
always behind
Nonrunner
Blue Torpedo is fancied to deliver on the promise shown by him last season and he gets the nod over Bobby Charles and Magic Sting, who both come into the race in good heart. A similar comment applies to Tricky Venture, who is holding his form well and has solid claims if he can transfer his All Weather form to turf. There is little reason to suspect he will not and he can easily make the frame with a clear run. Bobby Charles has really got his act together well lately and is still unexposed. However, he is now 4lb higher than when wining at Thirsk and has more to find. So too does Magic Sting, who picks up a 6lb penalty this afternoon. He showed good battling qualities last time and should make another bold bid. However, he may find the concession of 15lb to Blue Torpedo too much of a burden at this stage and Amanda Perett's charge is too hard to ignore on these terms. The weight-for-age allowance gives the son of Rahy a rock-solid chance of getting off the mark for the season and he is expected to go on to better things from here.
Magic Sting 5-1 Tracked leader, led 4f out, headed 2f out, rallied to regain lead inside final furlong, kept on, won at Redcar 1m 3f hcp gd in Apr beating Oman Gulf by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Bobby Charles 15-8fav Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, won at Thirsk 1m 4f stk sft in Apr beating Neckar Valley by 2l, 5 ran.
Nietzsche (IRE) 6-1 Prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 14, 7l behind All That And More at Bath 1m mdn stk gd in Apr.
Parnassian 9-2 Raced mid-division, hard ridden 2f out, soon beaten, 9th of 12, 8l behind Milady's Pride at Sandown 1m hcp gs in Apr.
