in rear, ridden over 3f out, stayed on on inside but not reach leaders
held up mid-division, headway 2f out, all out to lead final stride
always in the rear
held up mid-division, not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, ran on
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader, ridden 4f out, all out to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong
mid-division, headway to track leaders 6f out, led inside final furlong, headed final stride
held up mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, quickened up 3f out, headed over 2f out and weakened
never a danger
held up rear, good headway on outside over 1f out to chase leaders, under pressure and hanging left final furlong, but ran on
The shortlist here contains King Flyer, Jadeeron, Sungio, Freddie Freccles and Turtle Patriarch, with the vote going to the last-named. Turtle Patriarch improved to win a maiden here over 12 furlongs last time and, off just a three-pound higher mark, looks set to go well again, with improvement assured. King Flyer didn't get the best of runs last time but it was still a fair effort for his first run on the surface and he has to be considered. Jadeeron has place claims form his current mark, but he has yet to score on artificial surfaces, and Sungio, who won from a mark of 52 here in November, has proven himself effective at this trip also and, from a three-pound higher mark than for that November success, can also go well. Freddie Freccles was just ahead of Blue Hills when the pair were third and fourth here over 12 furlongs last time, with both of them staying on. The first-named of the pair clearly improved for the step up in trip that day and, lightly raced, can improve again and run well here. Explosive Fox has chances based on his Irish Turf form, but much as Spectested hails from a canny yard, he will need to improve to win. In summary, then, once again, the vote goes to Turtle Patriarch.
