pressed leader, led halfway, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
behind, not much room halfway, made no headway
slowly away, behind, ran green halfway, never a factor
led to halfway, in touch until outpaced over 1f out, stayed on again inside final furlong
hanging right from over 2f out, always rear division
took keen hold, tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner and just held on to take 2nd
raced on outside, chased leader over 3f
tracked leaders on rail, eased out and going well 2f out, shaken up to lead over 1f out, pushed out final furlong and ran on well (hand timed)
took keen hold, in touch on outside, ran green and edged right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never any chance with easy winner
behind, headway over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders
HAJOUM is taken to win division two of the six furlong maidens with Print, Hightime Heroine and Avertor listed as the dangers. The selection shaped with plenty of promise in two starts last season, and although he was unable to win at either York or Yarmouth, he has shown enough to be of interest today. A half-brother to the very smart sprinter Swiss Lake, his family have improved as they have got older and we fancy him to continue the family trait. Of the newcomers Hightime Heroine catches the eye; Jeremy Noseda's Danetime filly is a half-sister to Redolent and although she will get further in time, she may be smart enough to play a hand on her debut. Avertor and Akabar represent trainers whose horses often improve markedly for their first start but each has a strong speed influence in their pedigree and it would be unwise to rule either out. Of those to have raced Bahkov and Rapid Water will need to improve, whilst Print has shown more promise and the two maidens that he contested last year are working out fairly well. If he has improved from two to three then he must be of interest but we are happy to side with Hajoum.
Dancing Rhythm 33-1 (8-4) Led, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 6l behind Driven (9-1) at Brighton 1m hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Apr.
Tiger Trail (GER) 33-1 (9-12) Soon tracking leaders, weakened quickly over 1f out, 7th of 9, 17l behind Champagne Future (8-10) at Bath 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Viva Averti Averti gelding out of Julia Domna.
Bahkov (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 12, 16l behind Border Patrol (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3yo mdn (4) sft in Apr.
Captain Peachey 33-1 (9-0) Started slowly, held up in rear, struggling 3f out, eased when no chance final furlong, tailed off, last of 11, 41l behind Maxwell Hawke (9-3) at Warwick 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Apr.
Hajoum (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Aakef (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.
Print (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Raced centre, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Magaling (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sep.
Rapid Water 50-1 (9-3) Behind, outpaced halfway, some late headway, 8th of 15, 11l behind Run For The Hills (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Hightime Heroine (IRE) Danetime filly out of Esterlina.
Phoenix Rising 14-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, last of 10, 26l behind Set The Trend (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Wotasparkler 50-1 (9-0) Always behind, 13th of 15, 12l behind Danehill's Pearl (9-0) at Newbury 7f 3yo fll mdn (4) gs in Apr.
Akabar Piccolo gelding out of Fredora.
Avertor Oasis Dream gelding out of Avessia.
