led far side group, well on terms, headed over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
led stands side group and overall leader, headed inside furlong, no extra
raced stands side, dwelt, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, headway final furlong, never nearer
raced far side, tracked leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced stands side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong
raced far side, tracked leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced far side, prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced far side, always behind
raced far side, always prominent, led over 2f out, overall leader inside final furlong, headed by stands side group close home
raced far side, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced far side, tracked leaders, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced far side, chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, soon lost place
raced far side, held up, never dangerous
chased leaders stands side group, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
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Magical Music gets a narrow vote over Colinca's Lad and Silent Applause, with Resplendent Nova and Surwaki not out of it. The meeting ends as it began, with a big field of handicappers to contend with, and again only a small vote of confidence goes to the selection Magical Music. The Jeff Pierce-trained four-year-old gained her first turf victory at Pontefract 18-days ago, having won six times on the all-weather previously, and is still well enough handicapped. Although her latest victory came on soft ground, she will have no trouble with the faster conditions, so will hopefully make a bold bid to follow up. Colinca's Lad was in truth disappointing when beaten at Folkestone, given that he did not carry a penalty for an earlier apprentice success here at headquarters, but the faster ground will help his cause. However he meets the Newmarket runner-up Silent Applause on slightly worse terms, and as the latter can be expected to come on for the run, it would be no surprise if Jon Scargill's charge turned the tables. Resplendent Nova might struggle to stay the mile, and Surwaki has it to do off topweight, so we return to Magical Music as the answer.
Surwaki (USA) 15-8fav (9-6) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on, won at Warwick 1m clm (5) sft beating Rowan Lodge (9-4) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
Rain Stops Play (IRE) 9-1 (8-5) Led, ridden and headed well over 3f out, soon outpaced, weakened over 1f out, last of 8, 18l behind European Dream (9-7) at Redcar 1m hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Jun.
Sonny Parkin 14-1 (9-12) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Encores (8-3) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun.
Pirouetting 13-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 8, 9l behind Torrens (9-0) at Chester 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Jun.
Archiestown (USA) 20-1 (9-2) Held up mid-division, weakened 4f out, last of 10, 32l behind Night Cru (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Jun.
Ionian 14-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon one pace, 5th of 12, 4l behind Gleneagles (9-0) at Warwick 7f mdn stk (5) sft in Jun.
Colinca's Lad (IRE) 11-4jt-fav (9-1) Held up in touch, headway on outside to chase leaders 3f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 4th of 8, 4l behind Kavachi (9-6) at Folkestone 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Jun.
Arctic Desert 11-2 (9-4) Soon settled in rear, ridden 3f out, no impression on leaders, always behind, 9th of 10, 7l behind Binnion Bay (8-11) at Lingfield 1m hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Apr.
Mitanni (USA) 10-3fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, every chance from over 3f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Lady Romanov (9-7) at Yarmouth 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) gs in Jun.
Call My Bluff (FR) 7-1 (9-7) Held up, headway when hampered over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 15, 3 1/2l behind Blue Mistral (8-10) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Im Ova Ere Dad (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Fantasy Crusader (8-1) at Kempton 1m app hcp (6) pol in Jun.
Spinning 5-1 (9-10) Pushed along towards rear, chased leaders halfway, weakened 2f out, 8th of 9, 29l behind Magical Music (9-2) at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Magical Music 7-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden to lead 2f out, driven out, won at Pontefract 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft beating Superior Star (10-0) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Out For A Stroll 8-1 (8-7) Raced centre, held up, some headway over 2f out, never on terms, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Mugeba (8-5) at Newmarket 7f app hcp (5) sft in Jun.
Smart Ass (IRE) 11-1 (8-12) Led, headed over 2f out, bumped over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 10, 4 1/2l behind Atlantic Story (8-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan.
Silent Applause 16-1 (9-7) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly, not reach winner, 2nd of 15, 2 1/2l behind Colinca's Lad (9-3) at Newmarket 1m app hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Resplendent Nova 6-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, every chance from over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Desert Dreamer (9-4) at Brighton 7f hcp 0-80 (4) gf.
Finsbury 14-1 (9-3) Hampered start, held up towards rear, ridden and headway from 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 15, 8l behind Encores (8-3) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Jun.
Choreography 33-1 (9-1) Held up, always towards rear, 12th of 14, 14l behind Webbow (9-7) at Carlisle 1m hcp 0-80 (5) gs in Jun.
Major League (USA) 14-1 (10-0) Soon tracking leaders, hampered and switched left well over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 10l behind Hoh Wotanite (9-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
