led, shaken up and ridden clear 2f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, headed final strides
steadied start, held up behind but in touch, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon in rear
chased leaders, hanging badly left over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on to press leader inside final furlong, led final strides
tracked leader, lost 2nd well over 1f out, soon outpaced
pulled hard and raced keenly in rear, ridden and outpaced 2f out, soon no chance
tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, no chance when eased 1f out
Maxwil sets the standard from a form point of view however Brazilian Brush shaped well on debut and Hugh Morrison's charge is fancied to land this maiden. The selection has both fast and slow ground influences in his pedigree and so he should not mind what the weather does and assuming that his jockey can get him into a good rhythm coming down the hill, he may prove too strong in the closing stages for his rivals. He is sure to have come on for his debut and whilst he will get further in time, he is expected to be good enough today. Connor's Choice has shaped with plenty of promise in his four starts to date and mustn't be overlooked, whilst Rub Of The Relic is consistent, and whilst blinkers may eek out some improvement, he is ultimately yet to win in 11 starts. Holden Caulfield has contested two good maidens but hasn't been good enough to catch an awful lot so far, so of more interest is Maxwil. He has been big prices on his three outings but his run last time behind Billion Dollar Kid looks fair form and with the return to a mile likely to suit, he must go well. Flower and Rsmiya both need to improve, however Brazilian Brush doesn't have a lot to find and gets the vote.
Connor's Choice 11-2 (9-3) Chased winner, ridden, every chance from 2f out until entering final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Blues Minor (9-3) at Goodwood 7f 2yo mdn auc (4) sft.
Holden Caulfield (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, last of 11, 21l behind Beacon Lodge (9-3) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs.
Maxwil 33-1 (8-12) Behind, not clear run on rail well over 1f out, stayed on steadily inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 4th of 9, 2l behind Billion Dollar Kid (9-2) at Sandown 7f nov stk (3) gf in Sept.
Rub of The Relic (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden 2f out, no impression until kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Spinning Ridge (8-12) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol.
Flower 66-1 (9-0) Took keen hold mid-division, pushed along 3f out, one pace final 2f, 7th of 11, 7l behind Comeback Queen (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol.
Rsmiya 25-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, outpaced, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 15l behind Bushy Dell (8-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol.
Brazilian Brush (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, not clear run over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Fateh Field (9-3) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs.
