held up towards rear, headway under pressure over 3f out, soon no impression
slowly away, behind, headway over 2f out, chasing leaders when bumped over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, headway to chase leaders over 4f out, soon driven to challenge, every chance over 1f out, edged right, no extra inside final furlong
led after 1f, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, raced keenly in mid-division, switched left and headway over 1f out, soon weakened
pulled hard in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, hung right under pressure, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, progress when not clear run over 1f out, switched left to challenge, led inside final furlong, ridden clear, ran on well
always behind
led 1f, remained prominent, led again over 3f out, lost place over 1f out
Richard Hannon's Valiant Knight became expensive to follow as a two-year-old when failing to win in five starts and he may do better this term but may prefer a bit of cut in the ground and a better bet looks to be SOVIET SECRET, who gets the vote over Baltimore Clipper. Paul Cole's colt showed a consistent level of form last term without winning in five starts but disappointed on his reappearance when last of five behind Activate at Kempton last month so he may be best watched, although the return to turf may bring about improvement. Ed Dunlop's Latent Light was beaten a long way out on his Newbury debut last month and he needs to improve greatly on that to get involved, while Andrew Balding's Roanstar faces no easy task on his debut but should be monitored in the market. Marcus Tregoning's Strawberry Rose should come on for her debut run behind Mainstay at Doncaster last month but more solid claims are held by Soviet Secret, who stayed on well when chasing home Diescentric in the Wood Ditton last month and he has obvious claims with this looking to be a drop in grade.
Sirdave 100-1 (9-10) Dwelt, behind until ridden and headway on outside 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, nearest finish, will improve, 5th of 14, 5l behind Hayzoom (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd.
Bussell Along (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, driven along 4f out, soon beaten, 10th of 13, 20l behind On Terms (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (0-55) (6) pol in Apr.
Baltimore Clipper (USA) 7-1 (9-1) Led at steady pace, increased tempo 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, beaten when hung left inside final furlong, last of 5, 5l behind Activate (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Apr.
Latent Light (USA) 100-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 10th of 12, 16l behind Colonel Carter (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3yo mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Roanstar Act One gelding out of Dolce Thundera.
Soviet Secret 13-2 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Diescentric (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (4) gf in Apr.
Technophobe (IRE) Noverre gelding out of Staylily.
Valiant Knight (FR) 6-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong, 8th of 12, 13l behind Workforce (9-3) at Goodwood 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sep.
Keep Silent 100-1 (8-11) Mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 18l behind Miss Zooter (9-0) at Leicester 6f 2yo fll mdn aut (6) gf in Oct.
Strawberry Rose 14-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, headway over 2f out, kept on, no impression, 6th of 12, 6l behind Mainstay (9-12) at Doncaster 1m 3yo fll stks (4) gd in Apr.
Red Sabre 66-1 (9-3) Chased leaders over 4f, 14th of 17, 16l behind Control Zone (9-3) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sep '08.
Jinksy Minx 100-1 (9-0) Towards rear, never a factor, 8th of 11, 14l behind Gifted Apakay (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec.
