mid-division, ridden and effort on inside 2f out to over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, smooth headway 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on to press winner final furlong, held towards finish
mid-division, outpaced 2f out, never on terms
towards rear, headway under pressure over 1f out, kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders
tracked winner, led over 3f out to over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, lost place over 2f out, soon weakened
always towards rear
tracked leaders, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure to chase leading pair well inside final furlong
led, headed over 3f out, led again over 2f out, soon ridden, hard pressed inside final furlong, held on towards finish
slowly into stride, always behind
behind, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer
Steel City Boy is an interesting contender in Division One of a tight sprint handicap but as the late nature of his victory last time could mean he's still well-weighted, however, preference is for SHERJAWY, who looks really competitive under his current burden with Equinity given a shout now back in these ranks. With a good strike rate over course and distance the selection only narrowly missed out in a similar race at Lingfield on his last try. He's up a couple of pounds for that but with his a jockey, who has got the best out of him in the past, able to remove five pounds from his back he must have every chance at his favoured track. Steel City Boy needs to be delivered right in the shadow of the post to score and the plan fell into place over this trip at Lingfield last time. He's up three pounds for that but still could be well-treated and a bold bid is expected if he gets the luck in running. Equinity is a twice winner over this trip and easily scored over seven furlongs here when last seen in a handicap. He was well held in a seller last time but should do better now in this company with an extra five pounds to carry from that last handicap run. Premier Lad was a winner over this test in a maiden but looks a little high in the weights while Love You Louis looks better over the minimum trip. A tight race that won't take much winning and with that good course record Sherjawy gets the nod.
Premier Lad 6-4fav (8-13) With leader, led over 4f out until 3f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind Transmission (9-5) at Southwell 7f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Jan.
Love You Louis 11-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 12, 2l behind Hollow Jo (9-1) at Lingfield 6f hcp (0-65) (6) pol in Jan.
Norse Warrior (USA) 20-1 (9-0) Steadied start, tracked leaders, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 7l behind Dvinsky (8-13) at Kempton 6f Claimer (0-75) (4yo+) (6) pol in Jan.
Titus Gent 7-2 (9-7) Led, ridden 2f out headed approaching 1f out, no extra, 6th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Obe Gold (9-7) at Lingfield 6f sell stks (6) pol.
Steel City Boy (IRE) 5-2fav (8-10) Chased leaders, hard ridden and effort well over 1f out, ran on to lead post, won at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan beating Handsome Cross (9-1) by nk, 10 ran.
West Leake (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 34l behind Rafta (8-2) at Nottingham 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Jul.
Star Strider 12-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, in rear and ran wide, headway to track leaders over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Stanley Goodspeed (8-13) at Lingfield 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Style Award 4-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 7, 5l behind Silver Prelude (9-0) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Jan.
Sherjawy (IRE) 4-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 9, shd behind After The Show (8-11) at Lingfield 5f Handicap (0-62) (4yo+) (6) pol in Jan.
Equinity 5-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride and squeezed out start, ran wide and headway 2f out, kept on, 4th of 7, 3l behind Obe Gold (9-7) at Lingfield 6f sell stks (6) pol.
Diddums 14-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 10th of 11, 8l behind Ingleby Star (9-3) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Sirjosh 5-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, not reached leaders, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Cwmni (8-11) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-52 (6) pol.
