chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong
dwelt, towards rear, soon chased along, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
slowly into stride, towards rear, reminders after 1f, never dangerous
jumped right at start, ridden along to go mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, soon chasing leaders, ridden along halfway, hung left over 1f out, no extra final furlong
held up behind leaders, ridden along halfway, stayed on same pace final furlong
prominent, driven over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden along halfway, hung left over 1f out, one pace final furlong
made all, driven approaching final furlong, ran on
The market may give us some clues here, with nearly half the field having their first run, but we think SOCIAL GRACE can step up from a pleasing debut to land the spoils, and gets the vote ahead of Gower Sophia and Oondiri. The Brown yard is small, but effective, and although Social Grace doesn¿t have a great draw, a repeat of her debut could be enough. She was beaten by an odds on shot, and although running a little green early on, quickly buckled down, and could prove to be a bargain for connections, who only paid 5,000 guineas for her, and who've entered her for the Super Sprint in July. Gower Sophia continues in maiden company after three pleasing runs this year. She's well drawn and looks capable of winning at this sort of level, Oondiri qualifies for a handicap mark after this, and also looks to be a scopey sort, but is poorly drawn here, alongside Social Grace. David Barron's two year olds are going well, so any support for Tsar Bomba could be significant on his debut. Our preference though is for Social Grace.
Itsthursdayalready Exceed And Excel colt out of Succinct.
Tsar Bomba (USA) Red Bullet gelding out of Larry's Blackhoney.
Sands Of Dee (USA) Dixieland Band colt out of Diamond Bracelet.
Miami Gator (IRE) Titus Livius colt out of Lovere.
Countrywide Ice (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) In touch, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 13th of 14, 19l behind Koo And The Gang (8-12) at Southwell 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) fbs.
Havelock Flyer Mujahid colt out of Dragon Flyer.
Melody In The Mist (FR) Intikhab filly out of She's All Class.
Regardless 33-1 (8-6) Went right start, hung right, always behind, 7th of 12, 11l behind Duchess Dora (8-8) at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf.
Gower Sophia 10-3 (8-4) Held up behind leaders, switched left and headway over 1f out, driven to challenge and every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 3/4l behind On The Bounty (8-11) at Doncaster 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs.
Social Grace 28-1 (8-12) Went left start, in rear, headway to chase winner over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind The Hermitage (8-12) at Newmarket 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Another Sold 33-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, always behind and outpaced, 11th of 12, 23l behind Duchess Dora (8-8) at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf.
Oondiri (IRE) 11-2 (8-4) Close up and soon hung left, every chance final furlong, no extra well inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Lady Lube Rye (8-4) at Redcar 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Apr.
Santas Pal 33-1 (8-11) Led, ridden and headed halfway, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 17l behind Tillys Tale (8-7) at Thirsk 5f 2yo stks (4) gd.
Three Good Friends (IRE) 18-1 (8-12) In touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 9l behind Black Baccara (8-7) at Folkestone 5f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Mar.
