dwelt, soon chasing leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden 2f out, headed and weakened inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden 2f out, every chance 1f out, edged left and unable to quicken well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, not clear run and switched left approaching final furlong, soon one pace and no impression
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
behind, not clear run briefly 2f out, soon ridden and no impression
held up, headway and not clear run 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead near finish
in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed near finish
held up and behind, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
Nonrunner
Wicked Uncle, Twinned and Regal Royale make most appeal in this competitive opener and the vote is given to Wicked Uncle. The selection ran a fair race in a handicap here over 6f last time out, but the key to his chance today is the drop in distance as he has done all his winning over the minimum trip. Twinned is a course and distance winner and he has obvious claims, but his cause has not been helped by his high draw and that will make life tough for him. Regal Royale was only narrowly beaten by Marmooq at Kempton last time and a reproduction of that effort would see him competitive. Night Prospector has been in good form in claimers, and although he has more on his plate today he does have a good low draw. A tough race to call but the vote is given to Wicked Uncle.
Calypso King 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pulled hard, not clear run well over 1f out, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 9l behind By The Edge (8-7) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Dec.
Clipper Hoy 20-1 (8-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out and weakened, last of 11, 14l behind Caustic Wit (8-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.
Bentley 14-1 (8-4) Mid-division, ridden halfway, no impression, 7th of 12, 7l behind Dorn Dancer (8-7) at Nottingham 5f hcp 0-70 (5) sft.
Wicked Uncle 10-1 (10-11) Mid-division, some headway over 3f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 13, 7l behind Trinculo (10-13) at W'hampton 6f amt hcp (6) pol.
Twinned (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) Always prominent, keen early, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Taboor (8-3) at W'hampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Taboor (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, 12th of 13, 10l behind Jilly Why (8-12) at Southwell 5f hcp 0-60 (6) fbs.
Now You See Me 7-1 (8-11) Hung right throughout, held up in rear, ran on inside final furlong, never near to challenge, 5th of 9, 4l behind Taboor (8-3) at W'hampton 5f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Wibbadune (IRE) 12-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, last of 5, 5l behind Cerebus (9-1) at Southwell 5f fll hcp (5) fbs in Mar.
Time Share (IRE) 10-1 (8-3) Dwelt, towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 9, nk behind Wibbadune (8-10) at Lingfield 5f hcp 0-50 (6) pol in Mar.
Night Prospector 7-1 (9-6) Held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Punching (9-12) at Brighton 6f sll (6) gd.
Regal Royale 5-1 (8-13) Ridden to lead, headed over 1f out, driven and ran on to regain lead near finish, caught last stride, 2nd of 12, shd behind Marmooq (8-10) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-50 (6) pol.
Macademy Royal (USA) 10-1 (8-6) Started slowly, in rear, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 9, 20l behind Marko Jadeo (8-7) at Lingfield 6f sll (6) pol in Mar.
Town House 14-1 (8-5) Prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 7, 11l behind Blackheath (8-7) at W'hampton 5f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Mar.
