Plenty of guesswork for both punters and handicappers when equating the various lines of maiden form but MUST BE ME is at least progressive and Eve Johnston Houghton's filly gets the tentative vote. Quietly fancied before her most recent outing at Brighton, she showed enough to suggest that she can pick up a small race. Super Simon is bred to stay a little further than this trip and he is sure to find favour with punters that blindly back top weights in nurseries. Sylvia Pankhurst performed with credit on her handicap debut at Chester and she has more experience than most to fall back upon. Lucky Suit and Perfect Words have plied their wares in selling company and both attempt to graduate into this higher level of competition.
Sylvia Pankhurst (IRE) 25-1 (8-7) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon not much room, kept on to take 3rd place inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 2l behind Bairam (8-12) at Chester 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft.
Stand N Applaude 100-1 (8-10) Led, headed over 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 8th of 15, 6l behind Kimberella (9-3) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs in Jun.
Lea Valley Black 14-1 (8-12) Towards rear, driven 3f out, never dangerous, 8th of 10, 16l behind London Citizen (8-10) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in May.
Must Be Me 5-1 (8-12) Chased leading trio, ridden and hung left on camber from 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on near finish, 2nd of 5, nk behind Kicken Off (9-3) at Brighton 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jun.
Lucky Suit (IRE) 7-2 (8-6) With leader, led 2f out, clear over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, always holding on, won at Windsor 6f 2yo sll (5) gs in Jun beating Sojoum (8-6) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Perfect Words (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, came stands' side over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression, 4th of 8, 13l behind Strange Magic (8-12) at Catterick 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs.
Harrogate Fair 33-1 (9-3) In touch, keeping on same pace when hampered inside final 2f, no impression over 1f out, 6th of 10, 10l behind Glass Office (9-3) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Super Simon (IRE) 2-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on to chase winner entering final furlong, not troubled winner, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Senafe (8-12) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Jun.
