tracked leaders, joined leader 5f out, ridden and led 2f out, ridden out
led, joined 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on same pace
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
held up, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden and headway and not clear run over 1f out, soon switched left, ran on final furlong
keen, held up, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up, not troubled leaders
slowly into stride, always in rear
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong
Spanish Gold may offer a little value in an open heat in which Just A Martian, Shenley Charm and Satelcom are all worthy of consideration. Peter Makin's charge showed little on her sole juvenile start at Newbury despite being well supported but shaped better on her all-weather debut at Wolverhampton in March behind a useful yardstick and confirmed the form by slamming a subsequent winner on a return visit later in the month. Although not seen out since, the yard is in reasonable form and the daughter of Vettori doesn't look too harshly treated on her handicap debut so a bold show is anticipated. Shenley Charm ended last term in style with back-to-back wins but has been absent for over eight months and may just need the outing. Just A Martian got off the mark with a narrow success at Bath last time and looks capable of going close off a mark just 2lb higher while Satelcom is a thoroughly consistent type and has solid place claims but Spanish Gold is the choice at likely decent odds.
