dwelt, tracked leaders, tracked winner over 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong
with leader until led 5f out, shaken up over 1f out, ridden out
tracked leaders, ridden and edged left 2f out, kept on one pace
held up, headway 3f out, ridden and no impression final 2f
keen led, headed 5f out, chased winner until over 3f out, weakening when short of room 2f out
Brian Meehan has only just got started for the year but has already struck winning form and CRAFTY ROBERTO can add to the tally. A well-connected son of Intikhab, he made a very promising debut at Kempton late last month before just failing to hold the late thrust of Ruby Brook over a mile at Lingfield nine days ago. He'll be very difficult to beat here though Mark Johnston introduces a choicely-bred type in Falmouth Bay, a half-brother to several winners and out of a high-class USA mare. Sofias Number One steps up to this trip after a couple of fair runs over 6f but Miss Firefox will need to improve on her run here last month to take a hand.
Crafty Roberto 5-4fav (9-3) Led, ridden and hung left over 1f out, hung right well inside final furlong, outstayed and headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Ruby Brook (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.
Falmouth Bay (USA) Elusive Quality colt out of Halo America.
Rafaaf (IRE) Royal Applause colt out of Sciunfona.
Broughtons Fawn 28-1 (8-8) Started slowly and went badly left leaving stalls, always in rear, last of 6, 20l behind May's Boy (9-5) at Kempton 7f 3yo clm stks (6) pol.
Miss Firefox 8-1 (9-0) Always prominent, ridden to challenge well over 1f out, soon one pace, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Malpas Missile (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn fll auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Unwrapit (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leader until over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 13l behind Idiom (9-0) at Newcastle 6f 2yo fll mdn (4) gf in May.
Ivy And Gold 20-1 (8-12) Disputed 2nd until over 3f out, driven over 2f out, kept pressing for 2nd but no chance with winner, last of 3, 9l behind So Is She (8-13) at Southwell 7f 3yo sell stks (6) fbs.
Sofias Number One (USA) 7-4 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, driven and stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 5, 2l behind National Hope (8-9) at Lingfield 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol.