slowly into stride, driven and soon in touch, ridden and effort 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up, hung right and bit slipped bend over 3f out, headway on outside 2f out, led 1f out, soon clear, readily
led 2f, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, led after 2f, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, not pace of winner
chased leader, driven and not much room 2f out, switched inside and ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place
towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, no impression inside final furlong
Balkan Leader is put forward as the selection with Leslingtaylor and Toshi rated as the main danger. The colt is the Godolphin representative and he looks the most likely on breeding. The stable have got a good record with first time out 2-year olds this season and in what looks a moderate race he should take plenty of beating. Leslingtaylor looks to be going the right way based on his latest third behind Tsaroxy at Redcar. He was well clear of the fourth that day and he should be the one to give our selection the most to do. Toshi was well backed on his debut but ran disappointingly and he was again below-par last time at Chester. He clearly has ability but can't be backed with any confidence. A market move for any of the newcomers should also be noted, but we will stick with Balkan Leader as our idea of the winner.
