soon outpaced and ridden along, headway over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, kept on, headed post
started slowly, behind, soon chased along, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong to lead post
led, ridden along halfway, driven when headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden along halfway, once pace until weakened inside final furlong
outpaced, towards rear, effort halfway, no impression
Steel City Boy made a pleasing reappearance behind Black Moma recently and with the return to this surface likely to play to his strengths, he gets the nod ahead of Bo McGinty. The selection has won over this course and distance before and is now racing off the same mark as his last victory. Declan Carroll's charge just got going too late on his recent run but with this deeper surface in his favour, he can get back to winning ways. There is plenty of good course form on offer here, with Bo McGinty and Diminuto also having scored over the course and distance. The latter is a small but game filly however she has now gone a fair time without a win. Double Bill may improve for a recent run but he needs to improve on what we have seen so far, whilst Pawan is a course winner but she looks to be on a stiff enough mark now. The History Man completes the lineup but is hard to fancy, and so it is Steel City Boy who receives the vote.
Pawan (IRE) 9-1 (8-6) Towards rear and pushed along, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 10, 5l behind Tartatartufata (8-5) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Jan.
Bo McGinty (IRE) 14-1 (8-5) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 17th of 18, 15l behind Cape (8-11) at Doncaster 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gs.
Steel City Boy (IRE) 13-2jt-fav (8-1) Led stands side group, edged right and headed inside final furlong, no extra, 7th of 20, 3l behind Sandwith (8-6) at Ripon 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gd.
Double Bill (USA) 8-1 (8-10) Keen, towards rear, weakening when carried left over 2f out, 6th of 8, 8l behind Holbeck Ghyll (9-0) at Kempton 6f hcp (4) pol.
Diminuto 13-2 (8-13) Held up, ridden no impression, 4th of 5, 8l behind Is It Time (8-4) at Kempton 6f fll hcp (5) pol.
The History Man (IRE) 16-1 (8-2) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Divine Spirit (9-1) at Ayr 5f hcap (4) sft in Sept.