quickly away, chased leading pair, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, pushed along and ran on well
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, off the pace in mid-division on outside, weakened 2f out
off the pace in mid-division, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, behind final 2f
good speed from wide draw, pressed leader, raced in centre until taken to near side over 3f out, challenged 2f out, led soon after, ridden headed and no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, always towards rear
slowly into stride, off the pace towards rear, headway near side rail over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
slight lead, ridden and joined 2f out, soon headed, lost 2nd over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong
mid-division on rail, not clear run and switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, almost snatched 3rd, nearest finish
slowly away, ran green and outpaced throughout
SPOOF made a promising start in what was probably a decent maiden at Newbury last month. He has the plum draw here and, open to improvement, can get the better of the more-exposed Declarationoflove and The Love Doctor, who look closely matched on what they’ve shown so far. Haven's View and the £52,000 Camacho colt Starboy look the pick of the remainder, though the draw hasn’t been kind to the latter.
Declarationoflove (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Led, soon joined, ridden when challenged well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Diamond Pursuit (9-0) at Brighton 5f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Haven's View Reckless Abandon colt out of Haven's Wave.
Merchant Marine (IRE) Epaulette colt out of Chantilly Beauty.
Mullion Star 100-1 (9-2) Outpaced and always towards rear, last of 11, 19 3/4l behind Rock of Estonia (9-2) at Windsor 5f stks (5) gd in Apr.
Spoof 8-1 (9-5) Pulled hard, held up in touch, headway far side chasing leaders and every chance over 1f out, edged left and no extra well inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Gold Town (9-5) at Newbury 5f mdn stks (4) gf in Apr.
Spring Romance (IRE) Zebedee colt out of Love And Devotion.
Starboy (USA) Camacho colt out of New Magic.
The Love Doctor (IRE) 7-1 (9-2) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Sound And Silence (9-2) at Newmarket 5f stks (4) gf in Apr.
Dutch Stranger Dutch Art filly out of Passing Stranger.
Saria Stimulation filly out of Dijarvo.
