close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, onepaced inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon no extra
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
chased leaders until over 2f out, soon eased
behind from halfway
chased leaders, ridden to lead when jinxed badly right over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
dwelt, behind, some headway over 2f out, no impression after
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, onepaced after
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed and pushed left over 1f out, onepaced after
close up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, ridden halfway, soon weakened
slowly away, soon mid-division, no impression from halfway
A typically competitive renewal of this three-year-old handicap in which several have claims including Hey Presto, River Falcon, Mr Malarkey and The Kiddykid but preference is for Dazzling Bay, who has more going for him than most of his rivals. The selection is in good heart having been a good winner in handicap-company over this trip at Newmarket last month for which a 7lb rise is perfectly fair, the table of Tim Easterby could not be in better form, ground conditions are ideal, the son of Mind Games appears well drawn and, being likely to be up with the pace, should be suited by the track. Like the selection, River Falcon, Mr Malarkey and The Kiddykid all won last time out but have more to do in a tougher race today and a bigger threat may come from Hey Presto, who has similar credentials to Tim Easterby's horse in that he, and his stable, are in good form, he ran well at Newmarket last time, is well drawn and his running style is likely to be suited by this track. Wahsheeq and Flying Express both have to be respected on their seasonal debuts and a market move for either would be of interest. St Austell is open to plenty of improvement after just three starts and has a nice racing weight but has been done no favours by being draw in stall one.