prominent, ridden 4f out, weakening when hampered over 3f out
led, ridden and hung badly right from well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, beaten when eased towards finish
prominent, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, joined leader 5f out, ridden well over 2f out, hung left well over 1f out, soon carried right, kept on towards finish
always behind
mid-division, headway 4f out, not clear run well over 1f out, soon carried right, led inside final furlong, pushed out
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, hampered and lost place over 6f out, weakened over 3f out
in rear, headway 4f out, soon ridden, edged left over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
The shortlisted three here are Blue Monkey, Musical Locket and Tutor, with the selection being Musical Locket. We are getting tired of saying it but Blue Monkey has a good profile for this race and, based on the form book, holds serious claims. The downside is that he has been beaten when sent off as favourite in two of his last four runs. Callisto Moon has proven consistent of late and, with a rating in the high 60s, looks one of the better options for the race, along with Musical Locket, who showed plenty of promise when third on her Kempton debut over a shorter trip than today. A very interesting newcomer is the Willie Haggas-trained Tutor, who cost 92,000 euros as a yearling, so watch the betting for clues. Of the others, Resplendent Ace, who has shown some promise, and the newcomer Diksie Dancer could prove best but, for the selection, we will side with Musical Locket.
Broad Town Girl 100-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up, always in rear, 9th of 12, 22l behind Storybook (8-2) at Lingfield 1m mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.
Blue Monkey (IRE) 2-1fav (8-7) Keen, chased leaders, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Storybook (8-2) at Lingfield 1m mdn stk (5) pol in Jan.
Callisto Moon 9-2 (8-9) Prominent, led over 1f out, hung right inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 7, shd behind Golan Way (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Nov.
Resplendent Ace (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 5th of 13, 4l behind Endiamo (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn (5) pol.
Spanish Affair 100-1 (9-3) Raced wide mid-division, ridden and weakened over 3f out, 10th of 11, 27l behind Docofthebay (9-0) at Southwell 1m 2yo mdn auc (7) fbs in Nov.
Tutor (IRE) Dr Fong gelding out of 1m3f winner Glandore.
Diksie Dancer Diktat filly, half-sister to numerous winners up to 1m.
Musical Locket (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Behind, steady headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Lone Wolfe (9-3) at Kempton 7f 3yo mdn aut (5) pol in Jan.
