slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to lead towards finish
always prominent, hard ridden inside final 2f, stayed on same pace
led, pushed along from 2f out, ridden 1f out, headed towards finish
held up, pushed along 5f out, struggling 4f out, no chance when eased over 2f out, tailed off
pressed leader, raced keenly, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
Samuel Charles resumed winning ways when successful in a handicap at Lingfield over seven furlongs last time, has gone well here before, and gets the vote to follow up dropped into a claimer today, with the main threats rated as Hucking Heat and Rebellious Spirit. The last two mentioned are closely matched on their running in a similar contest here last month where Jim Boyle's gelding had the upper hand and he should do so again today. Alan Berry's Besi has been well held in recent starts over hurdles and is hard to recommend, while Local Poet has not won for the best part of two years and may have to settle for minor honours again. This should not take much winning and Samuel Charles is taken to follow up his recent Lingfield success.
Samuel Charles 6-1 (9-2) In touch, led over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on, won at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan beating Gimme Some Lovin (8-9) by a nk, 10 ran.
Hucking Heat (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 6, 1 1/2l behind Waterside (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f clm (6) pol in Jan.
Rebellious Spirit 9-4 (8-11) Soon led, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on until headed near finish, 2nd of 5, nk behind Satyricon (9-6) at Kempton 1m clm (6) pol in Jan.
Besi 40-1 (8-13) Prominent, pushed along over 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 15th of 16, well behind Best Of The Lot (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcap (6) gs in Jun.
Mystic Spin (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Soon outpaced, last of 4, 14l behind Alexander Huricane (9-3) at W'hampton 5f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Jan.
Local Poet 9-2 (8-12) In rear, soon pushed along, outpaced over 4f out, stayed on final furlong, no impression, 4th of 5, 12l behind Another Genepi (8-12) at Southwell 7f sll (6) fbs in Jan.