made all, shaken up final furlong, ran on well
mid-division, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened
took keen hold, held up, headway well over 1f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge
held up and behind, effort on outside 3f out, soon hard ridden and beaten
prominent, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on under pressure, unable to quicken
behind, hard ridden 3f out, outpaced
dwelt, hampered soon after start, stayed on final 2f, not pace to challenge
prominent, ridden, effort and edged final furlong, kept on, not pace to challenge
chased winner to over 1f out, no extra final furlong
mid-division, hard driven over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Alan King is not known for his prowess with juveniles but he has done well with his small team of two-year-old runners this term, with Howle Hill winning his maiden at Salisbury last time in good fashion. This will be tougher though and others are preferred. Among those with claims are recent Goodwood winner Naahy, although a 6lb penalty will not help him, Brian Meehan's well drawn Almond Beach and Richard Hannon's Carrowdore who may do better now that he runs in nurseries. The TEAMtalk vote though goes to the Barry Hills-trained Desert Trapper. The son of Desert Story beat a good field to open his account at Ayr last time and, with the second having won in similar company to this since, he looks well treated on his handicap debut.
