mid-division, headway 4f out, tracked leaders 3f out, kept on under pressure to go 2nd over 1f out, no impression winner
unseated rider and loose before start, prominent 6f, tailed off final 4f
led until ridden and headed 3f out, one pace and no impression when lost 2nd over 1f out
took keen hold and steadied into mid-division, lost place 5f out, kept on again final 2f, no danger
prominent until weakened and behind final 3f
in touch to halfway, soon behind, tailed off
This doesn't look that competitive a bumper and Locksmith, who is out of a Shirley Heights mare bred by Her Majesty the Queen may be good enough to get off the mark at the first time of asking. From the same family as 12-furlong winner Trumpet, Locksmith looks to have been found the ideal opening. Stablemate Maidstone Mistral didn't shape too badly on her debut and should improve for the experience. Out of a mare that has bred several winners, over a variety of trips, he may be the one to follow the selection home. Randolph O'Brien is from a yard that saddled a bumper winner last weekend and has a 20% strike rate this season with it's bumper runners. Out of a wining hurdler Randolph O'Brien seems sure to play his part. Of the others Granrich, who is out of a mare that won on the flat and over hurdles is one to keep an eye on regarding the future, while Up At Midnight is out of a mare that won over two miles on the flat for Sir Mark Prescott and will probably appreciate a stiffer test than she is likely to get here. So, in what is probably just an average contest Locksmith looks to hold the key to this.
