towards rear, ridden over 3f out, no impression
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten
held up, ridden over 2f out, headway from over 1f out to lead close home
held up, ridden over 3f out, no impression
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, gradually weakened
tracked leader, went prominent over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, led over 2f out, kept on, headed and not pace of winner close home
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Favourites have taken the four runnings of this race so the market may well have its say, but without that information we will side with Evelith Regent ahead of Channel Crossing and English City. The selection is yet to win in four attempts on the flat but he has won a bumper and his mark of 65 looks workable. He has run well here at the track before and whilst he needs to bounce back from two poor recent runs, his trainer knows the time of day and he can win this mediocre finale. Channel Crossing comes a long way and is his new trainer's only runner at the meeting, however his best form is over shorter, a comment that also applies to Chookie Hamilton who is also yet to win on the turf. Muncaster Castle steps up in trip today; he's slow and shapes as if he'll get it, whilst Jane Of Arc ran well behind Bolckow last time at Hamilton and he comes here in fair form. Nevski Bridge is unexposed on the level and his recent hurdles run showed that he is good fettle at present, whilst English City has run poorly here in the past but is another dual-purpose horse to be wary of. A tough end to the card, however Evelith Regent gets the vote.
Evelith Regent (IRE) 7-1 (9-7) Pulled hard in rear, ridden over 4f out, never dangerous, last of 7, 26l behind Directa's Digger (9-1) at Carlisle 1m 6f hcp 0-70 (5) gf.
Channel Crossing 66-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, chased leader over 2f out until over 1f out, rallied to lead well inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 10, shd behind Boundless Prospect (8-9) at Leicester 1m 2f clm (5) gd.
Chookie Hamilton 5-1 (9-6) Held up, short-lived effort over 2f out, never a factor, 4th of 7, 8l behind Soviet Palace (9-4) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Sir Sandicliffe (IRE) 5-1jt-fav (9-11) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 13, 10l behind Thorny Mandate (9-7) at Chester 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (5) gf.
Bond Casino 25-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 2f out, soon weakened, 13th of 15, 20l behind Annibale Caro (9-1) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcap (6) gf in May.
Muncaster Castle (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Chased leader, every chance over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 14, 4l behind Chin Wag (9-0) at Ayr 1m hcp (6) gf.
Jane of Arc (FR) 11-1 (8-4) Led and soon clear, headed 4f out, ridden and kept on one pace, went 3rd close home, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Bolckow (8-8) at Hamilton 1m 4f app hcp (6) gf.
English City (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Always behind, 12th of 14, 17l behind Light Sentence (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Jul.
Nevsky Bridge 13-2 (8-8) Close up, chased winner over 3f out, every chance entering final 2f, ridden 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 8, 2l behind High Frequency (9-0) at Southwell 1m 4f mdn claim (7) fbs in Dec '05.
