There are a few in-form horses on display here and of them we like TRACHONITIS who can score from Kames Park and Quinsman. Shane Kelly was aboard our pick when he scored in cheeky fashion at Southwell, barely appearing to step out of second gear, and as he's won here before there are no concerns about the surface. The seven-year-old has been raised 6lbs for that victory last time but the extra weight wouldn't have stopped him that day and we're hopeful of a repeat here. Kames Park has been revitalised of late and must be respected, racing off a mark just 3lbs higher than when scoring last time. That victory at Dunstall Park came on the back of one over this course and distance, and it'd be no surprise to see this quirky sort oblige once more providing there is a good gallop on. Quinsman is another who impressed when scoring last time, despite being carried wide by another horse late on. The first three were covered by just a short head that day so the form is possibly not the strongest, but the way the horse cruised into contention that day was impressive and there may be more to come, whilst similar comments apply to Starburst who completes the list of last-time winners. That effort over this trip at Wolverhampton was visually impressive and the margin could've been even greater, so plenty will side with this unexposed mare and she was hard to overlook. Eseej is an artificial surface specialist who should run another solid race but this looks a hot contest, whilst Golden Games looks worthy of a market check on his first run in five months. Respeldent Ace has won here and over the trip, Mustajed is a solid sort who can provide a benchmark for the form whilst Whooshka looked a promising sort on debut before disappointing subsequently. This is a good end to the card and one that may go to Trachonitis.
Trachonitis (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway 4f out, went 2nd on bit over 1f out, eased ahead inside final furlong, hard held, won at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec beating Desert Vision (9-10) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Mustajed 2-1fav (9-6) Held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on entering final furlong, never going pace to challenge leaders, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Dream In Blue (8-12) at Southwell 1m 3f sell stks (6) fbs in Dec.
Resplendent Ace (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 5f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 37l behind Trachonitis (8-12) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Eseej (USA) 10-3 (9-3) Led, hung right from over 8f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened 1f out, 4th of 8, 10l behind Trachonitis (8-12) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
Whooshka (USA) 33-1 (8-11) Held up and keen, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 15, 14l behind Luc Jordan (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Quinsman 7-2 (8-9) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden and effort between horses approaching final furlong, driven to lead final strides, won at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec beating Sircozy (8-5) by shd, 8 ran.
Cossack Prince 16-1 (9-2) Led after 2f, headed after 3f, remained close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 11, 20l behind Dream Of Fortune (8-10) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Choral Festival 20-1 (9-1) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 15l behind Quinsman (8-9) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Starburst 10-3 (9-3) Held up in last pair, headway over 2f out, soon switched to inside, led on bit well over 1f out, soon clear, comfortably, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec beating Maraased (9-8) by 4l, 9 ran.
Kames Park (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) Slowly away, raced in last place, wide and good headway entering final 2f, ridden to lead and carried head high inside final furlong driven out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec beating Little Richard (8-7) by nk, 7 ran.
Golden Games (IRE) 13-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 7, 13l behind Sitwell (9-0) at Folkestone 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Aug.
