keen, held up in rear, headway on inside from over 1f out, kept on, not reach leaders
held up in touch, headway 2f out, soon switched right, ridden and hung left, stayed on to lead towards finish
close up, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish
slowly into stride, in rear, headway approaching 2f out, effort on inside approaching 1f out, ran on close home
raced wide, in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in rear, pushed along over 3f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer
dropped into rear soon after start, never dangerous
in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden well over 2f out, weakened entering final 2f
keen, led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, no extra towards finish
held up in touch, pushed along over 4f out, weakened approaching 2f out
always in rear
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, one pace
BINNION BAY shades it for our choice here from Jessica Wigmo and Inka Dancer in this lowly opener, division one of the 7 furlong handicap. The John Bridger-trained gelding came from off the pace to win at Kempton last time out, and usually has his best form early in the year. He's one of a trio of course and distance winners in the field, albeit his success here was two years ago. Inconsistency sees him racing at this level, but he has won off a much higher mark. Jessica Wigmo has the most to carry, along with Fun In The Sun and first time blinkered Melt. It's nearly a year since she won over this trip; last time out she tried a mile but was out of the frame under a penalty after previously winning over six furlongs. Inka Dancer has paid his way over the years, but not won for 18 months. This sort of contest won't take much winning, but we prefer the claims of Binnion Bay.
Jessica Wigmo 5-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up, stayed on strongly final furlong, nearest at finish, 4th of 13, 3l behind Prince Rossi (8-9) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Fun In The Sun 11-1 (8-11) Prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 11l behind General Tufto (8-6) at Southwell 1m app hcp (6) fbs.
Melt (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression until stayed on final furlong, never dangerous, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Ardent Prince (9-0) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Binnion Bay (IRE) 8-1 (8-13) Held up in touch, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, won at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol beating Mister Trickster (9-1) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
The Jailer 16-1 (9-2) Mid-division, ridden and effort 2f out, soon outpaced and weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 8l behind Piccolo Diamante (8-13) at Kempton 7f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Inka Dancer (IRE) 5-1 (8-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, not clear run, switched left well over 1f out, ran on towards finish, 4th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Many Welcomes (8-11) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Wynberg (IRE) 10-1 (8-13) Mid-division, took keen hold, pushed along halfway, not clear run on inside over 2f out, headway 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 7l behind Smirfys Systems (9-3) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Lake Sabina 33-1 (8-5) Held up on outside, one pace final 2f, 5th of 9, 2l behind Royal Envoy (9-1) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Easy Wonder (GER) 12-1 (8-5) Soon outpaced, never nearer, 8th of 12, 3l behind Many Welcomes (8-11) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Briannsta (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Led, driven and edged left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 14, 4l behind Too Grand (9-0) at Kempton 7f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Jan.
Shava 13-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, travelling well when struck 3 times by rival whip over 1f out, one pace and no danger after, 6th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Sharps Gold (9-4) at Kempton 7f Stks (41-45) (7) pol.
Hilltop Legacy 20-1 (9-7) Went left start, always towards rear, 7th of 9, 9l behind Quick Single (8-11) at Lingfield 6f mdn stk (5) pol.
Siena 50-1 (8-2) Led after 1f, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 10, 15l behind General Tufto (8-4) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) fbs.
Baba Ghanoush 16-1 (8-8) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 6l behind Prince Rossi (8-9) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
