held up towards rear, steady headway when ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
prominent, chased leader when ridden and every chance 2f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, late headway on outside to be nearest the finish
soon led, ridden and headed just over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always towards rear
held up mid-division, headway 5f out, led just over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
mid-division, lost position over 3f out, never dangerous
led early, held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well
Nonrunner
BA Clubman gets the confident vote here with Noble Pursuit and Sandy Bay the pair we fear the most. The selection is not the most consistent and although he failed to show improvement when fitted with a visor last time, we are prepared to give him another chance here. He looks to have a really solid chance on the pick of his form, he will be suited by the step-up in trip, and he also has the very capable David Nolan in the plate. Noble Pursuit rates the main danger and was a fair seventh on his return to the level at Southwell last time. He is not the most consistent but if he is on a going day then he could run our selection close. Sandy Bay is returning to the flat after a spell over hurdles and he could be potentially well-treated on the pick of his flat form. He has the services of Tony Culhane here which is another bonus and he looks to have decent place prospects. Noul and Turn Around are from yards that do well here and are others to consider, but for the winner we return to BA Clubman.
Ba Clubman (IRE) 20-1 Held up headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 5l behind Vademecum at Southwell 6f stk fbs.
Noul (USA) 13-2 Behind, soon pushed along, headway under pressure well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 13, 5l behind Colemanstown at Southwell 1m amt hcp fbs.
Broughton Buzzer 7-2fav Tracked leaders, smooth headway 3f out, close up 2f out, shaken up to lead well over 1f out, soon clear, pushed along, won at Southwell 1m mdn clm fbs beating Cooleycall Star by 5l, 10 ran.
Sandy Bay (IRE) 50-1 Held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, no impression, 5th of 10, 16l behind Swift Sailor at Musselburgh 1m 4f mdn stk (D3) sft in Oct.
Turn Around 12-1 Prominent until weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 9l behind Duelling Banjos at Folkestone 1m 2f hcp sft in Mar.
Western Command (GER) 40-1 Always behind, 12th of 14, 23l behind Staff Nurse at Southwell 1m 3f stk fbs.
Sol Rojo 6-1 Held up in touch, ridden well over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out, 10th of 12, 19l behind Sirce at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo clm (F4) pol in Nov.
Argent 5-1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Eboracum at Hamilton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-75 (E) gs in Aug.