mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
with leaders, until ridden outpaced over 2f out
behind, effort over 3f out, weakened final 2f
led, ridden over 2f out, headed 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra well inside
with leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, not quicken
mid-division until weakened over 2f out
very slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace and no impression
always behind
chased leaders, one pace final 2f
behind, tailed off halfway
held up, ridden and headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, driven out
mid-division, weakened 2f out
prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
This is a very competitive banded race and we like the look of Roman The Park, with Montara and Magic Verse put forward as the main rivals. Tim Easterby's filly doesn't win very often but looked to be coming back to her best last time when a close up sixth behind today's rival Air Of Esteem. There should be no problem reversing form with that rival on ten pounds better terms and he should go very close to winning at a decent price. Montara has regressed since his days in Ireland when running off marks in the 70's, however he is still a decent enough performer at this level as he proved when winning at Wolverhampton recently. Magic Verse comes into the reckoning on his easy victory at Brighton in October and will be hard to keep out of the frame. Cornish Gold looks best of the others, but Roman The Park appears on the way back and gets the verdict.
Magic Verse 28-1 Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 10th of 17, 19l behind Bella Pavlina at Leicester 1m 2f stk sft.
Shamwari Fire (IRE) 5-1fav Raced centre, came stand side and led stand side group over 6f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 17, 16l behind Sriology at Yarmouth 1m stk gd in Apr.
Air of Esteem 9-1 Behind, headway over 2f out, led entering final furlong, ridden out, won at Southwell 1m stk fbs in Apr beating Printsmith by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Charlie George 14-1 Keen and held up, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, last of 5, 18l behind The Prince at Hamilton 1m 1f clm (E) sft in Aug.
Cornish Gold 14-1 Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 15th of 16, well behind Venetian Lullaby at Newcastle 1m mdn fll sft in Apr.
Westcourt Dream 20-1 Chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and kept on final 2f, never on terms, 8th of 15, 10l behind Time To Regret at Redcar 1m 1f hcp (F4) gs in Oct.
Campbells Lad 9-1 In touch, not clear run and lost place 3f out, kept on inside from over 1f out, 6th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Fortunes Favourite at W'hampton 1m 1f stk pol in Mar.
Colloseum 12-1 Keen, slowly into stride, soon in mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 12, 7l behind Countrywide Girl at W'hampton 7f stk pol in Mar.
Eyes Dont Lie (IRE) 200-1 Towards rear, reminders after 5f, never a factor, 9th of 10, well behind Backgammon at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp gs.
Gemini Lady 100-1 Always towards rear, 7th of 12, 11l behind Dispol Veleta at Hamilton 1m hcp gs.
Howards Dream (IRE) 150-1 Tracked leaders, lost place halfway, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten, last of 10, well behind Backgammon at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp gs.
Mehmaas 25-1 Pushed along and outpaced mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, 12th of 17, 11l behind Lord Conyers at Redcar 7f sll gd in Apr.
Montara (IRE) 2-1fav In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 13, 9l behind Ribbons And Bows at W'hampton 1m 1f stk (F4) pol in Nov.
Never Forget Bowie 40-1 Keen tracking leaders, weakened 4f out, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Little Richard at W'hampton 1m 4f stk pol in Mar.
Roman The Park (IRE) 15-2 Chased leaders, hard driven over 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 6l behind Air Of Esteem at Southwell 1m stk fbs in Apr.
Star Ovation (IRE) 50-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 14th of 18, 10l behind Jubilee Street at Catterick 7f hcp (F) gf in Aug.
