held up in mid-division, effort and ran green 2f out, no impression leaders on 1f out
close up, stayed on same pace final 2f
slowly away and always behind
raced freely, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
close up, ridden to chase winner 2f out, no impression, lost 2nd final stride
chased winner to 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
close up, ridden 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
slow into stride, ran green and soon ridden in rear, kept on final furlong but never able to challenge
slow into stride, raced wide in mid-division, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened
made all, ridden and ran on well final furlong
slow into stride, soon behind, tailed off final 2f
chased leaders, ridden and not quicken 2f out, ran on final furlong, took 2nd last stride
slow into stride and always behind
held up in mid-division, effort and pushed along 2f out, stayed on same pace
This looks to be a very tricky maiden for punters to call but Minnesota, Ragged Glory and Asaateel stand out as shortlist material and the nomination is given to Minnesota. The selection hails from the Henry Candy yard and made a promising debut when finishing second behind Gee Bee Em at Bath. She would have won with slightly further that day and as she gets that here she will take a lot of beating. Ragged Glory is another stepped up in trip after a disappointing effort at Goodwood on his most recent start. However he had previously run well on the same track when fourth behind Gortumblo. If his latest run can be forgiven then he would have to enter the equation here and he could well give our selection the most to do. Asaateel is a well-bred newcomer from the John Dunlop yard and on breeding it would be no real surprise to see him go well first time out. However, this colt will have to be quite useful to turn over the selection and for that reason he is passed over, although he may well be good enough to gain a place. Of the remainder, Zalaal is the Godolphin representative and a market move for this well-bred colt could be significant. But Minnesota sets a fair standard here and is taken to score.
