chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
steadied start, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on one pace
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, soon recovered and keen, led over 4f out, ridden out
held up in rear, switched right 2f out, wide and effort over 1f out, one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, wide into straight over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, headed over 4f out, chased winner, stayed on same pace
slowly into stride, towards rear, never nearer
slowly into stride, held up, pushed along over 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up, improved over 2f out, wide into straight over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Watch the betting for clues in this intriguing contest but The King's Bishop could oblige, with Hatch, Instinct, Trench Coat, Emsam Ballou and Saintly Scholar others to consider. Running through the field, Karathaena has shown promise in Turf maidens. Fit To Fly showed promise in better events at two but was slightly disappointing on his all-weather debut last time at Wolverhampton. Hatch appeared to improve here over this trip last time, running Bahiano to two lengths. A repeat of that effort makes him very competitive here. Instinct displayed promise when running green here last time but, if more-mentally tuned-in this time, could go well for Her Majesty The Queen. On The Waterfront drops back in trip after racing too freely last time and could have some improvement to come, while the well-bred The King's Bishop showed plenty of promise on his debut over a furlong further here and is one to grant serious consideration to. Trench Coat, from the in-form Andrew Balding yard, is another with a likeable profile and has form on the surface, while Richard Hannon's Emsam Ballou has plenty going for her on breeding and market support would be interesting. A similar set of comments apply to the expensive Ed Dunlop runner Saintly Scholar. As ever, the betting market should provide a number of clues in this interesting maiden race but, without that knowledge, we will side with The King's Bishop.
