Mia's Boy proved his liking for cut in the ground when successful at Thirsk last time when doing all of his best work late on in the race so he should appreciate the extra furlong today and Peter Chapple-Hyam's colt gets the vote to make a winning handicap debut ahead of Magic Echo and Look So. The last mentioned is 10lbs higher here than when scoring at Leicester two outings ago and, although running promisingly in a Listed race at Warwick subsequently, he looks best watched today. Encores is likely to find this tougher than the race that he won at Newmarket last time, while Sam Lord may do better back on a more testing surface but could probably do with some help from the handicapper. Lordship is a consistent performer and handles cut in the ground so has to be considered along with the Michael Dods-trained Magic Echo, who could be of interest dropping back in trip. Mia's Boy should improve for today's longer distance though and he is preferred.
Look So 7-1 (8-12) Behind, driven halfway, soon no impression, 7th of 11, 8l behind Ponty Rossa (8-12) at Warwick 7f 3yo lst stk (1) sft in Jun.
Sam Lord 10-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 2l behind Calabash Cove (9-7) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Magic Echo 8-11fav (9-2) Led and raced keen, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon hard ridden and rallied, led towards finish, all out, won at Beverley 1m 2f fll hcp (4) gs in Jun beating Sunisa (10-0) by a hd, 3 ran.
Mia's Boy 1-2fav (9-3) Prominent, ridden along and switched right over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Thirsk 7f 3yo mdn (5) gs in Jun beating Trees of Green (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Global Guest 8-1 (8-10) Always towards rear, 7th of 11, 13l behind Non Compliant (9-3) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Sept.
Encores 9-1 (8-3) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left and stayed on final furlong, won at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun beating Dr Synn (9-1) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Lordship (IRE) 14-1 (8-4) Held up, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, soon every chance, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Nelly's Glen (9-5) at Brighton 7f 3yo hcp (5) gs.
