held up, in touch, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
held up in rear, short lived effort and driven on wide outside over 2f out, soon weakened
went right start, held up in rear, switched right to outside halfway, good headway over 2f out, driven to lead 1f out, stayed on gamely
held up in touch, headway when not much room on inside rails and switched right over 1f out, strong run inside final furlong, finished well, just held
hung left throughout, chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong
held up, headway and edged right from over 2f out, chased leaders until driven and weakened over 1f out
disputed lead and raced near stand rail, led over 2f out, hard ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
slight lead until over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
bumped start, in touch until halfway, soon behind
It probably was not the best of maidens that Artsu won at York and Michael Bell's colt looks best watched on his nursery debut with preference for Barbarossa, who gets the vote ahead of Shifting Star. The last mentioned stepped up on the form of his debut effort when running out the good looking winner of a Newmarket maiden last time and is bred to handle the ground so could be of interest. Archived has a similar profile but is less likely to be suited by the underfoot conditions, while Borasco does handle the ground but looks to have plenty of weight for what he has achieved. Pelican Prince is another worthy of a mention but preference is for Richard Hannon's Barbarossa who has a progressive profile, should handle the ground and comes from a very much in-form yard.
Archived (IRE) 8-11fav (9-3) Tracked leader, led 2f out, pressed inside final furlong, always in command, won at Folkestone 6f 2yo mdn auc (4) gd in Jun beating Maybe I Wont (9-3) by 1l, 6 ran.
Barbarossa 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, shaken up over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven out, won at Bath 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Jun beating Latin Scholar (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Pelican Prince 9-2 (9-0) In touch, pushed along halfway, one pace, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Montaquila (8-12) at Newcastle 6f nov stk (5) sft in Jun.
Shifting Star (IRE) 2-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader 1f out, quickened to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (3) gd in Jun beating Fortuity (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Swindon Town Flyer (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon outpaced, 10th of 13, 11l behind Ten Meropa (9-3) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Jun.
Artsu 13-8fav (9-3) Always prominent, led over 1f out, edged right, driven out, kept on well, won at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) gs in Jun beating Harbour Blues (9-3) by a hd, 10 ran.
Romany Princess (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, driven 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Sirjoshua Reynolds (8-12) at Brighton 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft in May.
Borasco (USA) 11-1 (8-12) Made all, ridden clear 2f out, stayed on well, won at Redcar 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Jun beating Dream Express (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
New Balls Please (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Mid-division stands' side, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 11th of 15, 10l behind Sweepstake (8-12) at Salisbury 5f 2yo mdn (4) gs in May.
Barraland 9-1 (9-3) Close up on outer, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 6l behind Runswick Bay (9-3) at Pontefract 6f 2yo hcp (4) gd.
