Carried left start, raced keenly and soon prominent on outside, went 2nd 4f out, ridden to challenge from over 1f out, upsides when carried left near finish, just failed tchd 4/1
Ran green, held up, ridden and no impression when hung right inside final 2f, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with 1st 2 op 4/1 tchd 11/4
Critical Data (3/1), Magical Wish (7/2), Buckingham (7/2), Sunsprite (4/1), Khafooq (8/1), Steeve (10/1), Cruck Railie (20/1), St Ouen (20/1)
SUNSPRITE improved to win at Bath on second start recently, with the front coming clear, and Richard Hughes' charge could have another step forward in him now. The Kodiac colt earns the nod ahead here. Both Steeve and Critical Data have claims on form (though the former ran Friday night and latter engaged Saturday) while newcomers Khafooq and Magical Wish are appealing on paper.