led over 5f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened final furlong
bumped start, led over 1f, pressed leader, led over 1f out, driven out
mid-division, headway 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
switched left soon after start, held up towards rear, raced keenly, ridden when not much room briefly over 1f out, never troubled leaders
went right start, prominent, ridden 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong
always towards rear
bumped start, tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 1f out, kept on
steadied start, held up in rear, hung right over 3f out, never near leaders
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no headway
slowly into stride, always towards rear
bumped start, in touch, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
Nonrunner
Spin Again is taken to win this while both Jerry Hamilton and Leading Edge are worth noting in the betting market. The selection runs in his first handicap off a mark of 72 which looks like a winnable one. He managed to break his maiden tag at Wolverhampton on the all weather last month having previously shown signs of ability at Lingfield the time before. To his credit all of his three runs have been respectable and he looks more than capable of winning a handicap or two. Jerry Hamilton has his first run of the season having had four runs last year. He ran well to finish second at Wolverhampton on his penultimate run but was the disappointing in his first handicap thereafter. Having said that he comes from a top yard and with another year on his back he may well of matured so is worth noting. As is Leading Edge who has run well in defeat in his last two outings. He has climbed in the weights though as a result but another bold effort can be expected. But for the winner we return to Spin Again.
Jerry Hamilton (USA) 2-1jt-fav (8-12) Held up in rear, ridden and hung left from over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Ten Pole Tudor (9-0) at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Nov.
Opera Prince 28-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden to chase winner and hung left 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Always A Rock (9-0) at W'hampton 7f mdn stk (5) pol in Apr.
Leading Edge (IRE) 11-4fav (9-2) Close up, ridden 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Luminous Gold (9-2) at Folkestone 6f fll hcp (5) gs.
Spin Again (IRE) 10-11fav (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at W'hampton 6f mdn stk (5) pol in Apr beating Cheveton (9-12) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Seventh Hill 22-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, no extra final furlong, 7th of 14, 10l behind Tarkheena Prince (8-9) at Nottingham 1m mdn stk (5) gs in Apr.
Black Or Red (IRE) 18-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden on inside 2f out, no danger, 7th of 9, 10l behind Commander Cave (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Sylvias Grove 25-1 (8-12) Mid-division, effort halfway, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 13l behind Calming Influence (9-3) at York 6f 2yo mdn (3) gd in Oct.
Sawpit Sunshine (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) Mid-division until weakened 2f out, last of 12, 19l behind Leading Edge (8-2) at Goodwood 6f 2yo hcp 0-80 (4) sft in Oct.
Princess Livius (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Behind, headway over 1f out, chased leaders final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Miss Mujanna (9-0) at Kempton 7f fll hcp (5) pol in Mar.
The Last Bottle (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Held up behind leaders, effort over 2f out, not much room when weakening over 1f out, 10th of 13, 20l behind Duke of Touraine (8-9) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Castlebury (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 16, 3 1/2l behind My Kaiser Chief (8-11) at Thirsk 6f mdn aut stk (5) gs in Apr.
Writingonthewall (IRE) 11-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up behind, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous, 11th of 14, 10l behind Always Brave (8-8) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Spinning Ridge (IRE) 28-1 (8-13) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 10th of 15, 16l behind Buddy Holly (8-13) at Bath 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Thanxforthat (USA) 5-1 (8-11) Led, headed over 2f out, ridden again to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Stevie Thunder (8-8) at Musselburgh 7f 2yo sll (5) gs in Sept.
