held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
made all, clear final furlong
went left start, towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on well to take 3rd inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden over 1f out, weakened towards finish
held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace
tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on and no impression
went left start, always towards rear
hampered start, tracked leaders, weakened over 1f out
Ifittakesforever is likely to be at short odds here after his comfortable victory at Southwell and, if in that kind of form, will take some beating. However, the improvement shown may have been due to racing on Fibresand and his earlier effort here was nowhere near that level. Rialto Magic has shown her best form over an extra furlong but Olympic Charm showed some potential at Chelmsford last week, his first start since August, and he's making his handicap debut. THE DAPPER TAPPER keeps finding one too good and missed the break at Lingfield last time but was finishing strongly and, providing George Downing can get him off on terms with his rivals, he can add to his lone success on that track in July.
The Dapper Tapper (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Midfield, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on under pressure, never reached winner, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Justice First (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Ifittakesforever (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, challenged halfway, led 2f out, ridden clear inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Southwell 5f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) fbs in Jan beating Red Stripes (9-6) by 2l, 9 ran.
Rialto Magic 11-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Woofie (9-5) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo mdn auc stks (6) in Jan.
Olympic Charm 12-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, short of room soon after start, took keen hold chasing leaders, effort on inner over 1f out, faded inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 6l behind Twin Turbo (8-13) at Chelmsford City 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Just Because 66-1 (8-10) Pulled hard in rear, never a factor, 9th of 10, 9l behind Anastazia (9-5) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Nov.
Kyllarney 20-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon no impression, 8th of 10, 1 3/4l behind Justice First (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Jan.
Freedom Rose (IRE) 66-1 (8-7) In touch, pushed along 4f out, ridden and outpaced halfway, driven and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 7l behind Pancake Day (8-12) at Southwell 6f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) fbs in Dec.
Noble Cause 25-1 (8-2) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened last 100 yards, 6th of 10, 9l behind Magic Mac (8-10) at Chepstow 5f 2yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Sep.
