held up, effort on outer and ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
prominent, ridden to chase leading pair over 1f out, edged left and kept on final furlong
held up behind leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
behind, hard ridden and struggling halfway
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened quickly 2f out
chased winner throughout, upsides from 2f out, strong challenge final furlong, always just held
slowly into stride and always behind
raced against near side rails, made all, hard ridden when hard pressed final 2f, edged left final furlong, held on gamely
slowly into stride, soon ridden and chased leaders, hard ridden 2f out, soon weakened
Diamond Racing Ltd will be keen to get an immediate return on the ¿20,000 they invested in Knock Bridge after she finished second in a decent seller at Musselburgh last month. But they may have to wait for another day with the daughter of Rossini as the well-bred Phi Phi really catches the eye here. Marching Song and Campeon, who make the most appeal out of the rest with experience, are others that have place claims and are entitled to go close in this company. However, Phi Phi - a half-sister to Superstar Leo - does make plenty of appeal on pedigree and is one the first one to note in the betting. The William Haggas team scored with their only previous juvenile runner this season and it can safely be assumed that the Newmarket handler is being selective in finding openings for his charges. He will also be eager to keep on the right side of his father-in-law, who bred Phi Phi, and it may be prudent to take a chance that she knows what will be required of her at the first time of asking. The daughter of Fasiliev lacks any fancy entries but should be forward enough to cope with the task in hand tonight. Mark Wallace has a good handle on Knock Bridge so support for Campeon will be provide a good indicator for anyone looking to play with a value selection of the forecast.
