in touch, effort 2f out, onepaced final furlong
held up in touch, headway to lead over 1f out, soon clear, headed towards finish, no extra
tracked leader, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-field, pushed along 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong
in touch, pushed along 3f out, soon ridden and effort, no extra final furlong
in touch, effort 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, no extra final furlong
dwelt towards rear, never dangerous
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, some headway over 2f out, no extra final furlong
mid-field, brief effort 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, no extra final furlong
held up towards rear, headway 2f out, strong run inside final furlong to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, driven and effort 2f out, one pace final furlong
towards rear, never dangerous
There are lots of duck-eggs on show here, so many of the line-up can be discounted, with only Raoul Dufy, Earlston and our selection Haile Selassie making any appeal in a moderate contest. Barry Hills does not normally waste his trips to Newcastle so Haile Selassie, a beaten favourite at Warwick, is taken to make amends. He was not beaten far on that occasion and based on his four juvenile runs, will improve, with a mile appearing to be his optimum trip. In truth this is not a strong contest and he will not have a better chance, at this stage of the season of breaking his duck. Raoul Dufy looks best of the rest, having run with promise on a number of occasions, including a career best effort at Southwell last time. The suspicion is though that he is better on the fibresand, so it will be a bit of a surprise if he actually beats Haille Selassie. Commitment Lecture, Tiber Tiger and Earlston should get a mention as well.
