made all under stands side rail, ridden over 1f out, driven when challenged inside final furlong, found extra towards finish
slowly into stride, raced wide held up, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, ran on to take third inside final furlong, not reached leading pair
chased leaders, ridden to go 2nd 1f out, pressed winner and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
tracked winner until 1f out, ridden and no extra
chased leaders, ridden halfway, no impression from over 1f out
slowly into stride, headway to dispute second after 1f, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
held up in rear, not far away, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish
The speedy La Capriosa should be involved whilst Make My Dream won this race in 2007 but BRAVELY looks the one to be with following his near miss at Pontefract. The winner of that race went on to run a blinder at Doncaster last week to give the form a boost and Tim Easterby's runner may be able to capitalise before his inevitable rise in the weights takes effect. La Capriosa ran a rare bad race last time out but can be forgiven that run and can be expected to be involved whilst Make My Dream comes into this race on the back of a good run and should be in the shake-up. Brandywell Boy and Magical Speedfit both come into the race in good form whilst Jilly Why and Lord Of The Reins are too well handicapped to ignore if the market speaks positively but Bravely is the one that we've sided with.
Nickel Silver 7-2 (8-13) Prominent, raced keenly, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Le Toreador (9-5) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Bravely (IRE) 25-1 (8-5) Raced keenly in touch, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, kept on and every chance final furlong, just held, 2nd of 10, hd behind Hotham (8-12) at Pontefract 5f hcp 0-85 (4) gf.
Magical Speedfit (IRE) 7-1 (8-4) Held up in rear, not clear run persistently and hampered from 2f out, switched left approaching final 1f, switched right inside final furlong, ran on to lead last stride, won at Brighton 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating Edith's Boy (8-5) by shd, 14 ran.
Make My Dream 12-1 (8-6) Chased leaders on outer, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong to take 3rd near finish, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Lucky Leigh (8-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
La Capriosa 17-2 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 13th of 16, 11l behind Cawdor (9-1) at Nottingham 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) sft.
Brandywell Boy (IRE) 12-1 (8-4) Held up towards rear, headway on inside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 11, 1 3/4l behind Royal Intruder (9-0) at Kempton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Lord of The Reins (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 12th of 16, 5l behind Solemn (9-1) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft.
Jilly Why (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Race wide, mid division, ridden, hung left and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 5th of 16, 2 1/2l behind Solemn (9-1) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-65 (6) sft.
Barnezet (GR) 4-1 (8-7) Held up rear of main group, headway over 1f out, driven final furlong, ran on strongly final 100 yards to lead near finish, won at Wolverhampton 5f 3yo clm stks (5) pol in Mar beating Pinball (7-11) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Chosen Son (IRE) 10-1 (8-4) Held up towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on well, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Step It Up (8-13) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
