held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
with leader and keen, effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f
towards rear, pushed along and headway on outer over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out,
prominent, led over 4f out, quickened over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on well
led, headed over 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, outpaced 3f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, chased winner entering final furlong, ran on
held up in rear, lost place over 3f out
prominent, effort over 3f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong
A terrific trial for the Epsom classic that includes Moscow Ballet the Ballydoyle representative, North Light, from last years Derby winning stable and Rule Of Law the Goldolphin challenger, however we will take a chance on the lightly raced Andean. David Loder's colt is held in very high regard and has been burning up the gallops since his emphatic victory at Yarmouth, when beating Michael Stoute's McClean by seven lengths. As it was only his second ever outing improvement is guaranteed and he can win this on route to the big one in June. North Light was workmanlike rather than spectacular in landing his Goodwood maiden last September, but he will come into his own over a test of stamina. Aiden O'Brien is responsible for the current Derby favourite Yeats, and his representative Moscow Ballet could be here to get a line on the opposition, but he does have solid form from last year and should be in the shake up. There should be little;e between Rule Of Law and Moscow Ballet on Royal Lodge running so Frankie Dettori's mount has to enter the equation. Of the others Let The Lion Roar was a game winner at Newbury on his seasonal return and there should be more to come, however Andean could be the more progressive and gets our confident vote.
