tracked leader, pressed leader 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra near finish
raced wide, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen, held up in last place, headway on outer approaching final furlong, ran on to lead inside final furlong, readily
steady to rear, pulled hard and held up, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 3f out, lost place 2f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, short of room over 1f out, not recover
slowly into stride, headway to chase leaders 6f out, ridden 2f out, keeping on same pace inside final furlong when short of room
Spot The Subbie was very disappointing last time out so is reluctantly passed over in favour of Reeling N' Rocking, with Binnion Bay and Final Tune on the shortlist. Barry Hills' four-year-old may be best over seven furlongs, however the fact that he returns to the racecourse over this trip after four months off hints that his trainer deems stamina not to be an issue. A winner when last seen, he seems adaptable in terms of tactics and should be capable of continuing his trainer's good start to the year. Final Tune is very consistent but accordingly looks on a stiff enough mark now, so of more interest for win purposes may be recent winner Binnion Bay who won in good fashion last time out and should go well despite a 6lb penalty. Northern Desert bounced back to form last time out but is not guaranteed to reproduce that effort, whilst Spot The Subbie could now be in the grip of the handicapper although he cannot be ruled out for one poor run. All in all this looks a trappy contest, but we will return to Reeling N' Rocking as the selection.
Magic Rush 25-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon one pace, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Lopinot (8-9) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Glencalvie (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Always behind, 11th of 13, 8l behind His Master's Voice (8-4) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Mar.
Final Tune (IRE) 7-2fav (8-13) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 1 1/2l behind H Harrison (7-13) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Spring Goddess (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Chased leading pair, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Top Mark (8-12) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Jan.
Northern Desert (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up, ridden 2f out, switched right, headway over 1f out, ran on, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind Just Bond (9-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f app hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Reeling N' Rocking (IRE) 7-2jt-fav (8-13) Started slowly, soon led, hard pressed from over 1f out, ran on strongly under pressure, just held on, won at Kempton 7f hcp 0-70 (6) pol in Nov beating Million Percent (8-10) by a nk, 14 ran.
Spot The Subbie (IRE) 6-4fav (9-2) Raced wide, held up, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, never troubled leaders, 6th of 7, 4l behind Binnion Bay (8-7) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar.
Binnion Bay (IRE) 11-2 (8-7) Slowly into stride, soon prominent, chased leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, drew clear inside final furlong, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar beating Magic Warrior (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
