dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer
unruly in stalls, in touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra near finish
slowly into stride, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, rallied and kept on well inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
keen, held up, ridden halfway, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
keen, led, headed and hung right over 1f out, weakened
keen, towards rear, outpaced from halfway
towards rear, ridden halfway, ran on well final furlong, just failed
A wide open looking starter and with the stalls on the stands' side it would normally have been beneficial to have a high draw, but with most of those boxes taken up by newcomers, it may be of less importance in this. Of those with experience, Cape Trafalgar, Scotch N'Dry and Lunar Wind look some way above the rest and the latter gets the vote to overcome his poor draw. The selection shaped with plenty of promise here on his debut, when close up behind a couple of well touted newcomers, Clifden, who is thought likely by connections to make up into an Ascot horse and the heavily backed Green Ridge. From the same family as the high-class stayers Moon Madness and Sherrifs Star, there is every reason to believe Mick Quinlan's colt will improve for this step up in trip. He may be followed home by Cape Trafalgar, who took an age to pick up at Southwell and he can only improve over this trip, while Mick Channon's Scotch N'Dry, is from the same family as the high-class sprinter Don't Worry Me and is sure to have learnt plenty from his debut at Bath.
