'The Cesarewitch looks tailor-made' - last week's horses to put in your tracker

The Racing Post analysis team pick out the horses who caught their eye last week. Members can view the race replays and add these horses to their Racing Post Tracker.

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Maglev
Second, York, Thursday

Following a luckless effort at Chester the time before, Maglev was well fancied from an opening mark of 91 switching to nurseries for the first time, but found himself a long way back having been hampered at the start.

Despite this, he put in a big forward move on the inside of the track to take the lead, only to be outstayed and joined for second on the line.

A half-brother to 5f Listed winner Acklam Express, he displays plenty of speed and should prove well suited by a return to sprinting, with him having the potential to make it above handicap level. [Richard Young]

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Suesa
Fourth, York, Friday

Having bolted up in the King George Stakes at Glorious Goodwood, she was strongly fancied to make her breakthrough at the top level in Friday's Nunthorpe.

However, she was scuppered by a high draw before being switched more centrally soon after the start, and quickly found herself way too far out of her ground.

To make matters worse, she was carried right when beginning to make headway and despite putting in a strong final quarter-mile, could only manage to finish fourth.

Suesa: likely to gain a top-level triumph in the futureCredit: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos)

She can be rated second best behind Winter Power on the day and back on slightly easier ground it is only a matter of time before she strikes at the top level, with the Prix de l'Abbaye on Arc weekend looking a tailor-made race for her. [Mark Brown]

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Vintage Choice
Third, York, Friday

A 310,000gns yearling, the newcomer quickly found himself in rear with his inexperience showing, but put in a strong last quarter-mile up the centre of the track to take third behind two really useful types in a traditionally red-hot maiden.

A son of Lope De Vega, he is out of a mare who won over 1m2f and is going to relish the step up to a mile. It is a matter of time before he is winning a maiden or novice contest. [Mark Brown]

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King Triton
Third, York, Friday

A winner at the third attempt in June – scoring in a mile novice at Thirsk when still with Roger Varian – he looked well-handicapped off a mark of 85 on this debut for Grant Tuer, with the runner-up to him at Thirsk a dual scorer since and now rated 97.

He ran well, just lacking a turn of pace when finishing third, and the stamina on the dam's side of his pedigree suggests he is going to relish going up to 1m2f. Look out for him to be winning a decent handicap before long. [Mark Brown]

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Valley Forge
First, York, Saturday

Although it took the Andrew Balding-trained three-year-old four attempts to get off the mark, winning a Ffos Las maiden in July, he was widely fancied to make a winning handicap debut in the Melrose on Saturday.

One of the hottest handicaps of the year, he justified the confidence and travelled well, only having to be pushed out late on despite having challengers all around.

Valley Forge: could be a top-class handicapperCredit: Alan Crowhurst

He clearly relished the step up to 1m6f, but the way he moved through the race suggests he will be fine back at 1m4f and there is another good handicap in him before the season ends. [Mark Brown]

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Tashkhan
Fifth, York, Saturday

The promising young stayer was always likely to prove well suited by a truly run race, but there was equally a chance he would find a few with a touch too much speed at the business end and that is exactly what happened.

Having hit a flat spot, he finished strongly to cross the line on the heels of the leaders in fifth, a performance that marked him down as a horse for all the big staying handicaps in seasons to come. October's Cesarewitch looks tailor-made for him. [Mark Brown]

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Banana
Third, Chester, Saturday

The only maiden in the field up against five previous winners, the Martyn Meade-trained filly was also returning from 118 days off.

In a race where the order failed to change often, she was the only one to significantly change her position, staying on well from last place towards the inside rail away from her rivals.

The form of both races in which she showed ability in the spring has worked out well and the way she performed here and her pedigree both suggest another furlong should be within range.

This was a good effort in the face of a stiff task and it should not be long before she gets off the mark. [David Bellingham]

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