held up in touch in last pair, headway over 3f out, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, ran on
tracked leader, driven over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, ridden and one pace in 3rd over 1f out, no impression with front pair
tracked leader, lost place over 3f out, behind final 2f
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on until no extra inside final furlong
held up in last pair in touch, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression
UP NORTH is the only one of these with no racecourse experience but he's by Dylan Thomas out of a mare that was placed over 7f and may have more speed than his rivals. Selkirk's Island had an entry yesterday at Ayr but Dubai Shen may be improving and is worth considering. Boyhood makes his debut under Rules having shown little in one point-to-point outing but is still preferred to Desert Sensation.
Boyhood (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Alw rr & mostly last, jumped lft 1st & pushed brfly 5out, sl prog in fair 7th bef 2out, ko fin, nev a dngr, 6th of 9, 26l behind Point Of Departure (11-9) at Ballindenisk 3m mdn gs in May.
Dubai Shen (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 12, 8 3/4l behind Kalaniti (10-9) at Musselburgh 2m mdn (6) gs in Nov.
Selkirk's Island 7-2 (10-12) Prominent, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 5, 11 3/4l behind Billy Billy (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 1f (6) hvy in Dec.
Desert Sensation (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out, tailed off, 5th of 9, 37l behind Red Indian (10-12) at Newcastle 1m 7f (6) hvy in Dec.
Up North (IRE) Dylan Thomas gelding out of Difiya.
