took keen hold, made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well, unchallenged
awkward start, soon tracking leading pair, ridden to press for 2nd from over 1f out, stayed on
in rear, lost touch over 3f out, tailed off
held up in 4th, took keen hold, weakened 3f out
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, stayed on, no impression
Youm Jamil's supporters will be running out of patience and Brian Meehan's charge is taken on with LINNENS STAR with Aattash the only other realistic contender. Youm Jamil has 5lbs in hand on official figures from Aattash despite disappointing connections at Chester when stepped up to ten furlongs. The trip didn't look to be the problem that day as he was never travelling so reverting to a mile is neither here nor there and he has something to prove now but his earlier efforts do stack up well. Aattash is certainly vulnerable as he has less scope for improvement than his rivals after nine career starts and, whilst he might be on the premises, it will be disappointing if he's good enough to win this. Therefore, we'll look to the in-form Ralph Beckett's runner following the promise of his debut at Newmarket. He was a shade too keen on that occasion but faces nothing of the quality of Afsare in this line-up and Linnens Star is fancied to take advantage. (Ian Ogg)
Aattash (IRE) 15-2 (9-0) Took keen hold, led pushed along from over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Sea Of Heartbreak (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gf in May.
Linnens Star (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, keen hold, hard driven to challenge over 1f out, soon carried left, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Afsare (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (4) gf in May.
Pappas Fc 125-1 (9-3) Prominent, pushed along over 3f out, hung left and ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 9, 18l behind Pirate's Song (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f mdn auc stks (6) gf in May.
Peckforton Castle 20-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, no impression final furlong, 5th of 9, 6l behind Sidney Melbourne (8-11) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Nov.
Youm Jamil (USA) 13-8fav (9-3) Switched left to inside rail after 1f, tracked leaders, driven and outpaced 3f out, soon no impression, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 23l behind Thaahira (8-12) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gd in May.