led, clear before 2 out, ridden and headed towards finish
in touch in 4th, went 2nd from 3 out, ridden and one pace run-in
tracked leaders, hampered 3rd, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened and tailed off
towards rear, headway before 2 out, ridden run-in, kept on to lead towards finish
in rear, hampered 3rd, headway before 2 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, weakened before last
close up, rider lost iron from 2nd, unseated rider next
Godolphin would not have envisaged MOUNTAINSIDE, who is by Dubawi out of Coronation Stakes winner Maids Causeway, running in an early-season juvenile hurdle on his fourth career start. Things clearly haven't gone to plan and he's been gelded but John Ferguson and Aidan Coleman have been teaming up to good effect in novice events in recent weeks and should have another winner. Dominada overcame jumping errors to make a winning debut over timber at Uttoxeter and he can confirm that form with Fast Scat and Smugglers Lane. He's also preferred to stable companion Ace of Marmalade and French import Chic Name but Whisky Marmalade stayed well on the Flat so could figure.
Dominada (IRE) 11-8fav (10-12) Made all, jumped slowly 2nd, not fluent last 3, clear flat, ran on, won at Uttoxeter 2m 3yo hdl (4) gd beating Directional (10-12) by 7l, 9 ran.
Ace of Marmalade (IRE) 18-1 (10-5) 4th of 5, 13l behind Egmont (10-12) at Hexham 2m 3yo hdl (4) gd.
Chic Name (FR) (11-2) 3rd of 7, 9l behind Jaromier (11-2) at Compiegne(FR) 2m 1f 3yo clm hdl hvy.
Mountainside 9-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden on outside over 2f out, hung badly left from over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Aabir (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) in Nov (flat).
Smugglers Lane (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, awkward, bumped and unseated rider 2nd, in a race won by Dominada (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 3yo hdl (4) gd, 9 ran.
Fast Scat (USA) 33-1 (10-5) In rear, slow and jumped right, behind from 3rd, left poor 3rd last, 3rd of 9, well behind Dominada (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 3yo hdl (4) gd.
Whisky Marmalade (IRE) 25-1 (8-9) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 16, 9l behind The Cashel Man (9-7) at Redcar 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp 0-65 (6) gf in May (flat).
