behind and soon outpaced, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, not reach leaders
broke well, led 1f, tracked leader, squeezed through and effort 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, held near finish
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, held on under pressure near finish
chased leaders on outside, ridden and outpaced 2f out, staying on same pace when carried left over 1f out, one pace final furlong
in touch, led after 1f, soon switched right, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace when not much room inside final furlong, no extra towards fiish
behind, headway 2f out, ridden and effort when edged left over 1f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
chased leaders, headway when not clear run and switched left well over 1f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, no impression
This is the richest race on the card, and as one would expect a hot little contest, and from the disappointingly small field we'll side with FOL HOLLOW ahead of Jaconet and Arganil. Dandy Nicholls' sprinters always command respect, and although it's nearly two years since Fol Hollow last won, he's been running consistently well, with three places in his last five outings in similarly decent contests. First time cheek pieces may assist Kevin Ryan's Arganil; first time blinkers helped him win a listed race at Lingfield in March, but were of no use subsequently when he finished last but one in the Palace House Stakes a fortnight ago. Jaconet was third behind him at Lingfield, but has got a listed race to his name, and he's tumbling down the weights, having been racing off 106 as recently as March. Tabaret won his penultimate race and was third at York on Thursday in a similar contest, and although he's paid his way over the years and yielded a profit to level stakes, his overall profile of 4 from 45 isn't encouraging, and he's never won when so quickly turned out again. All the runners have winning form over this minimum trip, and Captain Dunne has a course and distance success to his name, albeit nearly two years ago, and he's never won at this sort of level. The market may be pretty tight, but carrying our support will be Fol Hollow.
Arganil (USA) 25-1 (8-13) Always in rear, 11th of 12, 7l behind Equiano (8-13) at Newmarket 5f Grp 3 (1) gf.
Captain Dunne (IRE) 13-2 (8-13) Held up last, not clear run 2f out, switched left to outside and hampered well over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong to 2nd last strides, not able to reach winner, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Buachaill Dona (9-1) at Newcastle 5f hcp 0-105 (2) gf in Apr.
Fol Hollow (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Led 2f, soon ridden along, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 16, 10l behind Johannes (9-3) at York 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Jaconet (USA) 11-2fav (9-0) Prominent, led after 2f, soon ridden a couple of lengths clear, headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 16, 1l behind Johannes (9-3) at York 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Jargelle (IRE) 9-2 (8-7) With winner, under pressure halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 10l behind Moorhouse Lad (8-12) at Musselburgh 5f cond Stakes (2) gd in Apr.
Tabaret 16-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 16, 2 1/4l behind Johannes (9-3) at York 5f hcp 0-100 (2) gf.
Pavershooz 20-1 (8-8) Chased winner, driven over 2f out, ridden and lost place inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 13, 6l behind Masamah (8-6) at Chester 5f hcp 0-105 (2) gd.
