mid-division, took keen hold, effort on inside over 1f out, soon outpaced
slowly into stride, always behind
held up in rear, strong headway well over 1f out, led on bit inside final furlong, hard held
soon with leader, effort 2f out, one pace
chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, outpaced 2f out, ran on final furlong, never nearer
held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on, never able to challenge
soon led, ridden and hung left under pressure 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
pulled hard in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
Layla's Boy and Fighter Boy look to set the standard but it may just be worth taking a chance with OMARURU despite a disappointing debut. The selection failed to fire on his racecourse bow at this track but it would be no great surprise were he to prove a different proposition now that he has got that run under his belt. He certainly looks the part on paper and could be sent off at a sufficiently attractive price to be worth chancing. Layla's Boy is one of the most exposed runners in the field but he has track form to his name and should run his race and be hard to keep out of the frame. Fighter Boy has shown ability on both starts but has raced keenly on both occasions which could give Jamie Spencer a headache if he fails to settle again and he's worth taking on on that basis. Victory for Edinburgh Knight earlier on the card would boost the claims of Heliocentric whilst Amtaar is another to consider but the suggestion is Omaruru.
Dawnhill (GER) 9-2 (9-6) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 9l behind Spinning Well (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Idol Deputy (FR) 100-1 (9-8) Slowly away, held up towards rear, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, 9th of 11, 13l behind Understory (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol.
Fighter Boy (IRE) 12-1 (8-7) Pulled hard, tracked leader until over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Shearman (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn stks (5) pol.
Heliocentric 16-1 (9-0) Dwelt, keen early, soon close up on inside, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 7l behind Edinburgh Knight (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Layla's Boy 8-1 (8-10) Slightly hampered start, held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Flaming Miracle (8-10) at Salisbury 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) sft in Oct.
Omaruru (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Tracked winner, ridden 4f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 10l behind Gumnd (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Rainbow Six 40-1 (9-0) Went right start, prominent, raced keenly, chased winner over 2f out until just over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 9l behind Bowdler's Magic (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Amtaar 8-1 (8-12) Went left start, led, hung left 4f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 9l behind Namecheck (9-3) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Sep.
Denton Ryal 200-1 (8-7) Went left start, chased leaders, hard ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 14, 10l behind Hymnsheet (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo stks (5) gf in Oct.
Rock D'argent (IRE) 11-1 (8-9) Started slowly, behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 7th of 13, 9l behind Tafawut (8-9) at Kempton 1m mdn fll (5) pol.
