steadied start, held up last, pushed along and outpaced 4f out, soon lost touch, tailed off
raced keenly, tracked leading pair on inside until pushed along over 2f out, kept on same pace
led and set steady pace, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied gamely to lead again well inside final furlong
tracked winner, challenged 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, headed well inside final furlong, stayed on
steadied start, tracked leaders in 4th on outside, went 3rd over 2f out, kept on same pace
Bush House was narrowly beaten by a horse rated 74 here on his debut while WAR AT SEA finished well clear of a horse rated 71 when second at Newcastle. The latter may just edge proceedings today, though it’s likely to prove a close thing. Born To Reason finished well behind Bush House on his introduction while Mount Cleshar and Millady Percy are even harder to fancy so the newcomer Waterville Dancer, a half-brother to winners in France, may prove a bigger threat.
Millady Percy 100-1 (9-2) Always towards rear, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 17 1/2l behind Princess Nia (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Born To Reason (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Went right start, hampered and stumbled, towards rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 4th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Pete So High (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Bush House (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Tracked winner, led over 1f out, ridden edged left and headed inside final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 10, shd behind Pete So High (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
War At Sea (IRE) 11-4 (8-9) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, headed inside final 100 yads, kept on, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Garrick (8-9) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Waterville Dancer (IRE) Nathaniel colt out of Tobiano.
Mount Cleshar 25-1 (9-5) Slowly away, held up in last pair, pushed along in modest 5th 3f out, never involved, 5th of 8, 13l behind Cloud Dragon (9-5) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
