keen held up, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, driven and stayed on to lead post
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt raced wide held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
keen tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
in rear, headway towards far side over 1f out, soon every chance, kept on one pace
close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, edged left inside final furlong, caught post
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
Harbour Vision is proving a consistent sort and has now landed three victories from his last six starts but all his running and winning during this period has come on all-weather surfaces. Balgair starts the new campaign off a career-high mark of 82 but was steadily progressive last term and is one for the short-list, although he is unproven on soft ground which is a concern on reappearance. ITSAKINDAMAGIC was last seen inching home at Chelmsford in a manner suggesting there's more to come and he gets the nod, especially as he coped well on ground with cut when in the care of Andrew Balding.
Balgair 7-1 (9-1) Awkwardly away in rear, good headway approaching final furlong, ridden to challenge winner inside final furlong, ran on but always looked held, 2nd of 9, hd behind Pactolus (9-4) at Yarmouth 1m hcp (4) gf in Sep.
Itsakindamagic 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden inside final furlong, kept on to lead close home, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Apr beating Top Mission (9-7) by hd, 9 ran.
Colonel Frank 20-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 12 3/4l behind Pinnata (9-1) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Nov.
Mandarin (GER) 20-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 17th of 20, 14 1/2l behind Enigmatic (9-7) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gf in May.
Juanito Chico (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Prominent until ridden and weakened 2f out, 19th of 20, 23 3/4l behind Enigmatic (9-7) at Ascot 1m hcp (4) gf in May.
Harbour Vision 5-1 (9-1) Towards rear, switched right over 1f out, soon headway and ridden, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 7f hcp (4) pol in Apr beating Sweet And Dandy (8-11) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Glory Awaits (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Pushed along towards rear, eased 2f out, 10th of 11, 26 1/2l behind Bond Angel (8-10) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Majestic Moon (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden when short of room approaching 3f out, not a factor after, 5th of 8, 11l behind Directory (9-7) at Southwell 1m hcp (5) pol in May.
