chased leading pair, ridden 3f out, no impression on first 2 from 2f out, hung left inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden halfway, driven and headway under pressure over 1f out, carried left near finish
chased leader, joined leader on bit 3f out, ridden 2f out, led and edged left 1f out, driven and held on gamely
slowly into stride, keen held up in rear, some headway on inside over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
led, ridden and joined 3f out, driven 2f out, headed 1f out, rallied, held near finish
held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
raced wide, held up, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened from 2f out, hampered when beaten near finish
pulled hard in touch, ridden over 4f out, soon lost touch
Spring Glory gets the vote ahead of Beau Sancy and Zelos. The selection comes from a yard that is notorious for winning with first time handicappers. Spring Glory has had three runs in maidens and now steps up in trip running off a handy mark. His form figures are nothing to write home about but the market will be a guide as to how well he can perform. Beau Sancy carries a six-pound penalty for his recent win at Woverhampton and as a consequence will find this tougher. Having said that, connections must be confident that he is better treated with a penalty rather than wait to be reassessed so is worth noting. So is Zelos who is another running in a handicap for the first time. He carries top weight and therefore has it to do against more fancied horses, so is to be treated with caution. So for the winner we return to Spring Glory.
Zelos (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 11, 10l behind Spanish Hidalgo (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn auc (5) gf in Aug.
Beau Sancy 8-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, held up, came wide entering straight, headway over 1f out, edged left and led inside final furlong, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (5) pol beating Royal Tender (8-6) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Professor Twinkle 10-1 (8-11) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway over 1f out, hanging left, never threatened leaders, 4th of 7, 4l behind Daylami Dreams (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Lordswood (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, effort 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 14, 7l behind Satyricon (9-1) at Kempton 7f 3yo app hcp (6) pol.
Spring Glory 13-2 (8-12) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 7th of 11, 13l behind Six Day War (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn (5) fbs in Jan.
Da Schadenfreude (USA) 20-1 (8-9) Steadied start, in rear, headway on outer over 3f out, no progress final 2f, 9th of 14, 8l behind Satyricon (9-1) at Kempton 7f 3yo app hcp (6) pol.
King of The Beers (USA) 16-1 (7-9) Held up in rear, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, 5th of 6, 6l behind Love Dubai (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Jan.
Voss 8-1 (8-13) Led, headed after 1f, led again over 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 13, 11l behind Global Traffic (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.
