in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
always towards rear
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression
tracked leader, pushed along over 3f out, led and edged right over 1f out, soon clear
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra
Recent Lingfield winner VENTURA CASTLE has the highest rating of these and, while that's not saying much, he does know where the winning post is so gets the nod. Ronya was only beaten half-a-length in a Leicester claimer last June but hasn't been seen since. Scrutiny and Mystical Maze are eased in grade so could figure but Kayo Koko went backwards after making a winning debut at Catterick last July.
Nonagon 66-1 (8-8) Dwelt in rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms, 9th of 14, 14l behind Quadriga (9-5) at Southwell 1m hcp (0-55) (6) fbs in Mar.
Scrutiny 13-2 (8-12) Held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace in 3rd place, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Innsbruck (9-3) at Redcar 1m 2f sell stks (5) gd in Oct.
Mystical Maze 40-1 (9-13) Raced keenly, tracked leader until 4f out, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression when lost 3rd over 1f out, 5th of 7, 12l behind Cape Victoria (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn fll (5) in Apr.
Ronya (IRE) 4-1 (8-0) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Gabrial The Duke (9-7) at Leicester 1m 2f clm stks (6) gd in Jun.
Ventura Castle 4-7fav (8-12) Keen, led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, edged left and ridden out final furlong, won at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo sell stks (6) pol in Apr beating Sarafina (8-7) by 4l, 5 ran.
Brightside 100-1 (8-11) Behind, pushed along over 3f out, never a factor, 6th of 7, 35l behind Muqtaser (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Kayo Koko (IRE) 20-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong, last of 12, 23l behind Montefalcon (8-13) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Apr.