chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden on outside 2f out weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway driven and weakened over 2f out
led until 2f out, soon weakened and in rear
close up, led going well 2f out, clear over 1f out, very easily
awkward and went left start, towards rear, ridden on outside over 2f out, moderate progress final furlong
chased leader until just over 2f out, soon hung left under pressure, weakened over 1f out
close up, headway to chase leaders halfway, chased winner from 2f out, no impression when lost 2nd near finish
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
dwelt, towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd near finish, no chance with winner
started slowly, behind, carried left over 2f out, pushed along and stayed on inside final furlong, may do better
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden halfway, soon in rear
slowly into stride, behind, switched sharply left over 2f out, moderate progress final furlong
Alfraamsey sets the standard but looks vulnerable to anything with potential and our idea of one such horse is FORMOSINA who gets a confident vote in the opener. Jeremy Noseda and Ryan Moore combined for a well-backed winner on Thursday and a similar scenario may play out here, as this once-raced son of Footstepsinthesand caught the eye on his debut at Newbury when third to a couple of potentially smart sorts. This race has a much less competitive look to it and as his sire twice won on soft ground there are no concerns about the likely cut in the ground and he really should get off the mark. Alfraamsey had plenty go against him at Chester last time and, having placed on all four tries so far, does look capable of landing a small race. Having said that he's far from certain to enjoy the rain-softened ground and is beginning to look exposed; he looks vulnerable once more, but should once again achieve a place. Tim Easterby seems to have a decent batch of juveniles but King Of The Celts is bred to improve over time when stepped up in distance so along with Finn's Rainbow, who needs to leave his debut fourth at Wolverhampton behind, is readily opposed. Arctic Cat is a more interesting newcomer as he's the half-brother to a juvenile sprint winner and there's speed on the dam's side of the pedigree, so check the market ahead of his first run. Restless Bay is Reg Hollinshead's first juvenile runner of the year so needs a look too but his record with such runners at Doncaster is poor so we'll return to Formosina, who could outclass these.
Alfraamsey 3-1 (9-3) Dwelt, raced wide, headway to be intouch halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Amwell Pinot (9-3) at Chester 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in May.
Arctic Cat (IRE) Oratorio gelding out of Ivy Queen.
Finn's Rainbow 8-1 (9-3) Dwelt, in rear, ridden and stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 8l behind Yarooh (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in May.
Formosina (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, effort 2f out, ridden over 1f out, outpaced by leading duo inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 7l behind Strong Suit (9-3) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in May.
George Woolf 10-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, hard driven halfway, weakened 2f out, 6th of 7, 14l behind Bahceli (9-3) at Pontefract 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Apr.
Jamaica Grande 66-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, intouch over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 18l behind Swiss Dream (8-12) at Newmarket 5f 2yo mdn (4) gd in May.
King Of The Celts (IRE) Celtic Swing colt out of Flamands.
Newzflash 40-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon edged left, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 12l behind Rerouted (9-3) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in May.
Restless Bay (IRE) Elusive City colt out of Argus Gal.
Toparichi Bahamian Bounty colt out of Topatori.
Dance For Livvy (IRE) Kodiac filly out of Dancing Steps.
Lady Gar Gar Monsieur Bond filly out of Triple Tricks.
