dwelt, took keen hold in rear, ridden 3f out, kept on from over 1f out but never nearer
raced wide in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous
held up behind, headway 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong and gaining towards finish
prominent, ridden to chase leaders 3f out, hard ridden over 2f out, no impression and outpaced over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, just failed
slowly into stride, held up, headway 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, gaining towards finish
in touch, chased leader after 2f, led over 1f out, ridden clear 1f out, hard pressed just near finish, just held on
soon led, pressed over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied final furlong, no extra and lost 3 places towards finish
tracked leader 2f, stayed prominent until ridden 3f out, soon weakened
in touch, mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out
Having found one too good in each of his two starts so far, Dream Champion is the obvious choice and gets the vote to open his account at the main expense of Squadron Leader and Marcello. The selection has done little wrong in defeat in those starts and will be unfortunate to find one too good again. Just Tilly has shown ability but need to improve to trouble the judge, while Herring belied market odds when a promising third on his debut at two and could be of interest under Jamie Spencer. Greenwich Village also makes his first start as a three-year-old and has Eddie Ahern booked although a bigger threat is likely to come from Squadron Leader. Richard Hannon's colt is more exposed than most of these but has claims on the pick of his form, while Marcello looks to be going the right way and has to be considered. Dream Champion holds solid claims though and is hard to oppose.
Ferrando 50-1 (8-11) Towards rear when went lame and pulled up in race won by Cashier (8-11) at Thirsk 1m mdn stk (5) gd in May, 18 ran.
Lisathedaddy 20-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Miss Patricia (9-7) at Lingfield 7f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Mar.
Dream Champion 4-5fav (9-0) Made most, pushed 1 length clear 1f out, driven final furlong, worn down near finish, 2nd of 12, shd behind Direct Debit (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn aut (6) pol in Jan.
Greenwich Village 9-1 (9-0) Mid-division, outpaced halfway, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, stayed on, 7th of 12, 6l behind Merveilles (9-0) at Haydock 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) gs in Sept.
Herring (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Always prominent, ridden just over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Taminos Love (9-0) at Bath 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Marcello 9-2 (9-3) Led, hard pressed from over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, kept on, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Wagtail (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn (5) pol in Mar.
Squadron Leader (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Tracked leaders, weakened 3f out, 6th of 10, 8l behind Aravalli (8-10) at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Just Tilly 14-1 (8-12) Always in rear group, never a factor, last of 9, 12l behind Wagtail (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn (5) pol in Mar.
