prominent, ridden halfway and soon lost place, kept on one pace final furlong
mid-division, ridden 3f out, no impression
chased leaders and outpaced after a furlong, ridden over halfway and soon weakened
in touch, ridden 3f out and soon weakened
prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on after no chance with winner
made all, ridden over 2f out, hung left from over 1f out and kept on well final furlong
in touch, ridden over 3f out and weakenend over 1f out
This is not an easy race to get to the bottom of so watch the betting with interest but, without the benefit of that knowledge, we will side with I'm So Lucky ahead of Lllamadas, Fly To Dubai, Zendaro and Whatatodo. Any runner from Mark Johnston's yard warrants consideration in this type of race and this son of Zilzal, who cost connections 10,000 guineas, certainly has a likeable profile in the context of this race. Llamadas showed plenty of promise on his debut before disappointing at York, albeit in a better event. Fly To Dubai is clearly well regarded as he was sent off as favourite on his debut but ran unplaced. Watch the betting to get an idea as to the chances of Paul Blockley's Percheron and James Given's Union Jack Jackson, while Zendaro and Whatatodo finished close together on their debut runs, but the latter appeared to improve on her second start when fifth at Pontefract. Hymn of Victory is improving but could still be vulnerable to less-exposed types. Chief among these, for us, appears to be I'm So Lucky, and he gets the call.
