made all stands side group and overall leader, ridden and strongly challenged from over 1f out, hung right under pressure, kept on well
raced stands side, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
raced stands side, tracked winner, effort over 1f out, soon edged left, no extra
raced stands side, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, soon hard driven, no extra well inside final furlong
raced alone far side,well on terms, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
raced stands side, chased winner, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
Pegasus Dancer is the clear pick on the book and is preferred to Guto and Nautical. The selection is having his first run on this surface this afternoon which is a slight cause for concern but he has upwards of 5lbs in hands of his rivals on official ratings. He has been running well in similar contests at Wolverhampton and Lingfield throughout the course of the winter and should take the beating. Guto isn't the force of old and drops in grade having never been able to muster the pace to be competitive in a course and distance handicap last time and remains best watched. Nautical seemed to handle the surface well enough last time but it's questionable as to whether he has the speed for this trip and he has plenty to find with the selection, Pegasus Dancer, on the book.
Guto 6-1 (8-11) Outpaced after 1f, 7th of 9, 5l behind Grand Palace (9-2) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
Orchestration (IRE) 33-1 (8-3) Broke well, soon lost place and behind, 7th of 8, 16l behind Sovereignty (8-7) at W'hampton 7f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Jan.
Pegasus Dancer (FR) 4-5fav (9-13) Chased leader, pushed along halfway, ridden well over 1f out, every chance when bumped inside final furlong, not quicken, 2nd of 4, 2 1/2l behind Doubtful Sound (9-8) at W'hampton 5f clm (5) pol in Jan.
Nautical 25-1 (8-7) Led, headed over 4f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon one pace, 4th of 7, 6l behind Hits Only Jude (8-13) at Southwell 6f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan.
Wibbadune (IRE) 25-1 (9-2) Led, clear after 1f until ridden and edged right over 1f out, hung left and headed inside final furlong, no extra, last of 4, 4 1/2l behind Doubtful Sound (9-8) at W'hampton 5f clm (5) pol in Jan.
Swallow Senora (IRE) 100-1 (8-4) Tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 5, 14l behind Grimes Faith (9-11) at Southwell 6f clm (6) fbs in Jan.