mid-divsion, pushed along over 3f out, headway under pressure over 2f out, no impression final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, one pace towards finish
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, no impression
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, kept on one pace final 2f
towards rear, headway 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on strongly final furlong to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
with leader, weakened quickly over 3f out
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish, no extra
towards rear, never dangerous
held up towards rear, headway 3f out, not clear run and switch left over 1f out, no extra final furlong
close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, no impression
slowly into stride, always behind
An interesting maiden with some powerful stables represented with the likes of Doctorate, Mudawin and Man of Letters all of who warrant respect but the vote goes to Galvanise. The Barry Hills-trained colt ran promisingly on his debut when four lengths seventh of 13 behind Josephus at Newmarket. Entitled to come on a bundle for that outing, Barry Hills always has his runners fit for this meeting and Galvanise makes more appeal than the other previously once raced runners. Ed Dunlop's Doctorate also showed signs of ability on his only start in a Newmarket maiden but that was back in May and an absence since is of concern so a bigger threat may come from Mudawin. Marcus Tregoning's gelding made a belated debut in November here over seven furlongs and is entitled to be thereabouts. Man of Letters represents the stable of Mark Johnston but the Middleham trainer's runners have been quiet on the all-weather this winter and he is probably best watched for the moment. Mick Channon, who can get his runners ready for this meeting is responsible for Gatwick, who finished a respectable third in a six furlong Nottingham maiden on his only start as a juvenile. He is another worthy of a mention, especially as there should be more to come over today's trip, while Clive Brittain's Ticero showed enough when last seen to suggest that he could be of interest. The John Jenkins-trained Amwell Brave has been running consistently well on the all-weather this winter but this represents a step up in class and preference is for Galvanise to give Barry Hills another Doncaster winner.
