slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden 2f out, headway to lead over 1f out until headed, no extra inside final furlong
prominent until ridden halfway, soon weakened
virtually refused to race, tailed off throughout
prominent, ridden over 2f out, gradually weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
led, ridden halfway, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, behind, soon outpaced, ridden halfway, some late headway, no chance with leading pair
dwelt, soon chased leaders until ridden, weakened halfway
tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on to lead inside last, driven out
With all of these top Nolan horses in the line-up it's hard to see the wheat from the chaff however Mandalay King comes here in good form and gets the nod ahead of Obe One. The selection won well at Redcar two starts back at Redcar. He then ran well at Ayr next time up on softer ground and a repeat of that run should easily be enough here. Obe One has claims; his strike-rate is poor suggesting that a place is the best he can hope for but he ran well last time although he may be better over five furlongs these days. Afton View needs watching in the betting coming from Stuart Parr's yard, whilst Imperial Sword is a course and distance winner. The return to six furlongs looks to be in his favour and he can run well on ground that suits. At a price Spinning Game could hit the frame; however it is Mandalay King who gets the vote.
Imperial Sword 4-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, 7th of 10, 6l behind Grand Diamond (9-4) at Musselburgh 7f hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Afton View (IRE) 50-1 (7-11) Dwelt, always behind, last of 11, 22l behind Throne of Power (9-4) at Doncaster 7f 3yo hcp (4) gf in May.
Wickedish 50-1 (8-4) Towards rear, under pressure over 1f out, never a factor, last of 9, 13l behind Napoletano (10-0) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) frm.
Obe One 16-1 (9-11) Chased leaders far side group, every chance entering final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Conjecture (10-3) at Ayr 5f amt hcp (6) gs.
Vondova 33-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 9th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Sandwith (8-13) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Sept.
Sydneyroughdiamond 66-1 (9-3) Led over 7f out until 3f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 20l behind Justcallmehandsome (8-10) at W'hampton 1m 1f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Sept.
Spinning Game 33-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, always behind, 11th of 13, 12l behind Ronnie Howe (9-12) at Hamilton 5f hcap (6) gf in Jun.
Union Jack Jackson (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 13, 32l behind My Mentor (9-10) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
Rebecca's Pride (IRE) 10-1 (8-10) Towards rear, kept on same pace under pressure from halfway, 10th of 14, 7l behind Marinebird (9-0) at Cork 5f hcp 0-60 gd in Oct.
Mister Marmaduke 100-1 (8-7) Dwelt, went right start, always well behind, tailed off, last of 10, 40l behind Sandwith (9-0) at Musselburgh 5f hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Senora Lenorah 100-1 (8-10) Always behind, 7th of 9, 11l behind Howards Tipple (8-13) at Hamilton 5f clm (6) gd.
Mandalay King (IRE) 11-4fav (8-4) In touch far side, led over 1f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Jaconet (8-12) at Ayr 6f 3yo hcp (6) gs.
Wolf Pack 100-1 (9-7) Slowly away, in rear, weakened over 4f out, last of 8, 42l behind Ninefineirishmen (9-3) at Ayr 7f mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.
