raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out
close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up, weakened over 2f out, soon eased
reared start and slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened quickly final furlong
chased winner, ridden 2f out, one pace and lost 2nd inside final furlong
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some late headway
made all, ridden 2f out, clear entering final furlong
close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase clear winner inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along 2f out, not trouble leaders
held up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, switched right inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
Magnificia won over 7f here before struggling in classified company while Jazz Legend failed to build on earlier placed efforts at the track when finishing well behind third-placed ARCHIMEDES last week. The latter never threatened the winner on that occasion but this looks less competitive and he could go close this time. First Excel is regularly placed but still looking for a first win since 2017 while Kit's Allanah wasn’t beaten far in a classified contest recently and Fenix gets a change of headgear.
Song Of Beauty (FR) 100-1 (8-11) Held up off the pace in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, never troubled leaders after, 5th of 10, 17 3/4l behind Ajyaall (9-9) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Magnificia (IRE) 16-5fav (9-10) Rear of mid-division, driven over 2f out, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 6 3/4l behind Velocistar (8-7) at Southwell 6f stks (6) pol in Dec.
Fenix 15-2 (9-5) Raced keenly, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, beaten when bumped over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Owhatanight (8-12) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
First Excel 3-1 (9-8) Led, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 4th of 10, 1 1/2l behind Arnoul Of Metz (9-8) at Wolverhampton 5f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Kit's Allanah (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) Led, clear advantage when ridden over 2f out, wandered under pressure 1f out, headed inside final furlong, faded close home, 4th of 11, 1 1/4l behind At Your Service (9-4) at Chelmsford City 6f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Send In The Clouds 10-1 (9-3) In rear, pushed along over 1f out, never nearer, 7th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Desert Dream (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Jazz Legend (USA) 10-1 (8-8) Led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 8 1/4l behind Nick Vedder (9-10) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Shortbackandsides (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Prominent, raced keenly, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, well beaten over 1f out, 9th of 10, 8 1/2l behind At Your Service (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Archimedes (IRE) 20-1 (8-7) Led 1f, prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 4 1/4l behind Nick Vedder (9-10) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Kommander Kirkup 25-1 (8-12) In rear throughout, 10th of 12, 10 1/2l behind Atrafan (9-1) at Newcastle 6f hcp (6) pol in Dec.
Carriage Clock 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 9th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Onebaba (9-7) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
