chased leader, ridden over 2f out, led narrowly and hung left over 1f out, headed and no extra entering final furlong
dwelt, soon chased leaders, ridden halfway, led entering final furlong, stayed on
in touch on inner, pushed along halfway, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f
always in rear
close up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd near finish
soon led, ridden and hung right 2f out, headed narrowly over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, headway on outer 4f out, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on approaching final furlong
outpaced in rear, ridden and some headway over 1f out, soon one pace
outpaced in rear, soon ridden along, ran on well final furlong, not reach leaders
In the finale, Time For Change is selected ahead of Silver Hotspur and Silly Gilly. Time For Change may not be straightforward but the form of his second to Kings Shilling at Wolverhampton earns him the 'certainly has to be considered' tag today. Jousting showed improvement in a first-time visor here last time but that did come in a seller. Flushed's improvement also came at that lowly level. Ingleby Hill ought to be open to some improvement, and Silver Hotspur has at least been dropped four pounds for a reasonable course run over a mile last time. Silly Gilly's rating of 53 is fair based on recent efforts and she could be open to improvement at today's longer trip, while Mr Chocolate Drop returns to the course and distance of his recent win although that success did come in a seller, but Jamie Spencer has been booked to ride. Once again, though, we will side with Time For Change.
Mr Chocolate Drop (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 13, 6l behind Ballyshane Spirit (8-0) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Feb.
Time For Change (IRE) 5-1 (8-13) Prominent, hung left over 1f out, soon led, headed inside last, no extra, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Kings Shillings (8-10) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Silly Gilly (IRE) 12-1 (8-4) Soon ridden and chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 3l behind Zadalla (8-6) at Southwell 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) fbs in Dec.
Ingleby Hill (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 9th of 12, 8l behind Show Trial (8-9) at Musselburgh 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) gs in Nov.
Flushed 28-1 (8-9) Led, ridden clear 3f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Sunley Sovereign (8-12) at Southwell 7f 3yo sll (6) fbs in Mar.
Jousting 15-2 (8-9) Held up, headway halfway, led 2f out, headed inside last, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Raven Rascal (8-2) at Southwell 1m 3yo sll hcp (6) fbs in Mar.
Missus Molly Brown 66-1 (8-7) Outpaced, never on terms, 9th of 13, 11l behind Desert Master (9-13) at W'hampton 6f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb.
Silver Hotspur 40-1 (8-12) Soon led, headed entering final 2f, soon outpaced, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Medici Code (9-8) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Feb.
