tracked leader, led over 8f out, ridden, headed over 2f out, one pace
held up, ridden 4f out, headway to chase winner 2f out, kept on but no impression
keen, prominent 8f
held up in touch, smooth headway to lead 2f out, stayed on final furlong
led, headed over 8f out, tracked leader after, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up in last place, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
Colloquial can land the spoils at the expense of Inchloch, with Dawn At Sea worth a mention. Colloquial did not see the racecourse as a juvenile but caught the eye on his debut at Lingfield last November when fifth in a 12 furlong maiden. Better was to come on his return to the fray at Salisbury last month when, dropped back in trip to a mile and a quarter, he was the only one to make a race of it with Scriptwriter, finishing 13 lengths clear of the winner's stablemate Tavalu in the process. That form already looks good, with Scriptwriter going on to land a Windsor handicap off 83 recently, so there should be plenty more to come from Henry Candy's charge who can make up for lost time. James Fanshawe does boast a good strike-rate here, and his Inchloch has shaped well on both starts at Newmarket to date. He will appreciate the step up in distance, so is the main danger ahead of stable companion Dawn At Sea who looked a bit one-paced when a staying-on second at Beverley last month. The rest, Young Mick apart, are hard to fancy, and it is Colloquial that is very much the one to beat.
Arctic Cove 100-1 (9-9) Held up in touch, effort and headway over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 12, 14l behind Song of Songs (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f mdn stk (4) gf in Jun.
Colloquial 9-2 (9-8) Held up, ran green and pushed along 4f out, headway to chase winner 3f out, every chance over 1f out, eased when held final 100 yards, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Scriptwriter (8-10) at Salisbury 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.
Lady Lucinda 100-1 (9-4) Dwelt, soon with leader until over 6f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 12, 32l behind Blue Bajan (8-7) at Leicester 1m 4f stk 0-65 (5) gf in Jun.
Inchloch 2-1fav (9-0) Held up, switched left and headway over 1f out, shaken up, ran on well, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Spanky's Ladder (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Young Mick 20-1 (9-5) Led, soon headed, stayed prominent until weakened 3f out, 4th of 6, 11l behind Busaco (9-0) at Folkestone 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gd.
Dawn At Sea 9-4fav (8-9) Started slowly, held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Shankly Bond (9-0) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jun.
