prominent stand side, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride and prominent stand side, ridden over 2f out, no impression
mid-division stand side, ridden and headway to lead over 1f out, ran on but not reach winner
towards rear stand side, ridden 3f out, one pace
prominent, ridden over 3f out, ran on well from 2f out
led stand side, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
stand side, soon outpaced, always behind, tailed off
held up in touch stand side, ridden and hung right from over 1f out, ran on but drifted right final furlong
chased leader stand side, ridden over 3f out, weakened 1f out
held up in mid-division stand side, ridden 3f out, drifted left over 1f out, soon weakened
mid-division stand side, ridden over 2f out, no impression
outpaced stand side early, always behind
led far side, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong
prominent stand side, ridden 3f out, weakened from 1f out
In a very weak finale, the recent placed form of Hand Chime stands out, and he is preferred over Currency, with Nivernais best of the rest. There are plenty of duck-eggs on show here, and with it being an apprentice event as well, bets should be kept to the bare minimum, but a small investment on Hand Chime is the suggestion. The Willie Haggas inmate has slipped back down the weights since his winning run two years ago, and off his present mark should at least make a bold bid to go one better than his second at Yarmouth under today's pilot eight days ago. He is not noted for his consistency however and is by no means a confident selection. Milton Bradley runs two, with Currency the best of them. Like the selection, he too has seen better days but is also well handicapped and has shown bits and pieces of form this term. Henry Candy should never be left out of calculations when he visits the Wiltshire track and so Nivernais is worth a mention. A course winner here last year, he takes a drop in grade after contesting a class C affair at Newbury and should be in the shake-up. It is hard to make a case for the rest on paper, so the market should be watched for any springers, and for the likely winner we return to Hand Chime.