race centre, steady at start, held up, effort when hung badly left from 1f out, no chance after
race alone far side, prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
race centre, overall leader, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened
awkward start, race centre, held up, headway to chase winner 2f out, soon ridden and one pace
race centre, keen tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden out
raced centre, held up in rear, headway from 2f out, chased winner entering final furlong, stayed on, always held by winner
race centre, chased leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
In the claimer, Fairly Honest is selected ahead of Mike Is Back and Red Current. Fairly Honest is the highest-rated of the field and holds major claims on his first attempt at this level, particularly based on his Windsor third to Fever on good to soft two runs ago. Mike Is Back seems to have found his niche at today's level, winning and being placed second in this grade in his last two runs; he likes to get his toe in too. Red Current hails form a strong yard and is another that is dropping to this grade for the first time, although his soft-ground efforts thus far have been modest. Best of the rest looks to be Metropolitan Chief, who drops to this grade for the first time but who has shown some promise but, for the selection, we will stick with Fairly Honest.
Fairly Honest 11-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 14, 11l behind Altar (9-5) at Newbury 1m 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Pugnacity 40-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, late headway from 2f out but never nearer, 7th of 11, 21l behind Trans Siberian (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn aut (6) pol.
Above And Below (IRE) 25-1 (8-6) Led until over 4f out, soon under pressure, weakened, 13th of 14, 44l behind Susanna's Prospect (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (6) sft.
Metropolitan Chief 11-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 17, 9l behind Prince of Charm (9-2) at Salisbury 7f 3yo hcp (6) gf.
Mick Is Back 2-1fav (8-12) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out and edged left, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Zantero (8-8) at Chepstow 7f clm (6) sft.
Red Current 12-1 (9-4) In touch, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 14, 36l behind Susanna's Prospect (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (6) sft.
Corkscrew Hill (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Slowly away, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 8l behind Horseford Hill (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gd.
