soon pushed along, always in rear
chased leaders, soon pushed along, outpaced halfway, kept on final furlong
chased leaders 3f
in rear, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong, nearest finish
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra
tracked leaders, ridden and evey chance from over 1f out, unable to quicken well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, hung left and led over 1f out, ridden and stayed on
led 1f, remained prominent, ridden half way, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, effort over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
Blackheath should have come on for his recent run so he gets the nomination ahead of Charlie Delta and Spirit Of Coniston. On jockey bookings, Blackheath looks the pick of the Dandy Nicholls pair (the other being Hamaasy). He ran a decent race over six furlongs on his reappearance and should go very close over this trip. The main danger appears to be Jim Boyle's Charlie Delta who should appreciate the return to this surface. However he appears to be better over an extra furlong so for that reason he is passed over. The Leather Wedge won this race in 2005 and despite being out-of-sorts recently, he should be accorded due respect. El Potro has a good draw and assuming that he breaks better than last time, he must have fairly solid place claims. Global Achiever should be all the better for this run after a break, so we will return to Blackheath to land the spoils.
Charlie Delta 12-1 (8-10) In rear, not clear run and switched right over 3f out, no chance after, 8th of 13, 7l behind Cornus (8-6) at W'hampton 6f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Balian 5-1 (9-0) Led 4f, 7th of 14, 8l behind Skip Of Colour (9-0) at Southwell 6f sll (6) fbs in Dec.
Blackheath (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Soon led, ridden clear over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Quiet Times (9-11) at W'hampton 6f clm (6) pol.
Percy Douglas 25-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 4l behind Orchestration (8-9) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Amanda's Lad (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 5l behind Dodaa (9-0) at Southwell 5f Stks (41-45) (7) fbs.
Hamaasy 6-4fav (9-5) In touch, ridden along halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 6l behind Egyptian Lord (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-65 (6) fbs.
The Leather Wedge (IRE) 40-1 (8-1) Chased leaders, weakened halfway, last of 11, 13l behind Hypnosis (9-2) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-70 (5) fbs.
El Potro 3-1 (9-0) Dwelt, always rear division, 8th of 14, 5l behind Dodaa (9-0) at Southwell 5f Stks (41-45) (7) fbs.
Spirit of Coniston 12-1 (8-9) Always behind, eased when no chance over 1f out, last of 11, 14l behind Orchestration (8-9) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Katie Killane 9-1 (8-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Night Prospector (9-8) at Lingfield 5f clm (6) pol in Jan.
Far Note (USA) 50-1 (8-5) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 14, 7l behind Best Lead (8-3) at Southwell 6f hcp (6) fbs.
Global Achiever 9-1 (8-3) Chased winner until well over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Sir Loin (8-7) at W'hampton 5f app hcp (6) pol in Jul.
