chased leaders, ridden 3f out weakened over 1f out
chased leaders 5f
keen, held up, headway and not much room 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right and headed inside final furlong
pulled hard, led 6f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on
mid-division, lost place halfway, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
pulled hard, held up in rear, good headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
close up, lost place halfway
close up, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out
chased leaders until halfway
prominent, chased leaders 6f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
broke well, soon steadied, held up, headway 3f out, every chance from 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong
led 2f, weakened halfway
This is a very uninspiring contest in which only a small vote goes to Tommytyler ahead of Waltzing Wizard and Haunt The Zoo, with the market best watched for the remainder. Tommytyler may still be a maiden but he has been placed three times on this track, including when third to Shifty last time. That form actually looks quite good in the context of this race as the runner-up Sir Bond went on to score here on Tuesday. With that in mind, he must go close and is preferred to Waltzing Wizard, a course and distance winner in December. He lost his chance at the start at Wolverhampton last time but should give the selection most to do back on this track. Haunt The Zoo has a similar chance to Tommytyler on a line through Shifty, but is an old-stager now and is passed over, while Vrisaki is adept at this level but needs to show more than last time. It is not an event to get too involved in by any stretch of the imagination, and just a small wager on Tommytyler is recommended.
Waltzing Wizard 16-1 Reared start, held up, not clear run 3f out, headway 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on, not reach leaders, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Vizulize at W'hampton 1m 1f amt stk (H5) pol in Feb.
Tommytyler (IRE) 12-1 Towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 14, 7l behind Shifty at Southwell 1m stk (H5) fbs.
The Job 8-1 Mid-division, headway 2f out, soon ridden, effort on inside approaching final furlong, soon one pace, 5th of 10, 5l behind Rowan Pursuit at Lingfield 1m sll (G4) pol in Feb.
Mr Whizz 6-1 Held up mid-division, effort 2f out, weakened and eased when beaten final furlong, 7th of 19, 10l behind Romeo's Day at Brighton 1m 2f stk (H5) gd in Oct.
Vrisaki (IRE) 10-1 Keen, held up, pushed along 5f out, outpaced over 3f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 4th of 8, 10l behind Angelo's Pride at Southwell 1m 3f sll (G4) fbs.
Megabond 20-1 Mid-division, headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 13, 6l behind Vizulize at W'hampton 1m 1f amt stk (H5) pol in Feb.
Zarin (IRE) 25-1 With leaders, ridden when hampered 2f out, soon beaten, 8th of 14, 7l behind Abbeygate at Southwell 7f stk (G4) fbs.
Haunt The Zoo 16-1 Close up until ridden and weakened 3f out, 8th of 10, 9l behind Sir Bond at Southwell 1m stk (H5) std.
