held up in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, switched right to chase leader entering final furlong, ran on to lead near finish
keen hold tracking leaders, switched left to chase leader over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, no extra
in touch on outside, pushed along over 2f out, hung left and beaten over 1f out
chased leaders to over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led, hard ridden 2f out, headed and not pace of winner near finish
Elna Bright is taken to get the better of Shatter Resistant and Sinead of Aglish in this competitive opener. The selection is a lightly-raced colt and he has shown plenty of promise on each of his two runs to date. He was second behind a decent sort at Chepstow last time and a reproduction of that effort should see him tough to beat here, although the draw could have been kinder to him. Shatter Resistant is interesting as the yard do well with their runners here and he showed up well for a long way last time here on ground that was far from ideal. He is also well drawn so he is entitled to plenty of respect. Sinead of Aglish has been placed in all of her starts so far and she was a little unlucky when second behind Yasinisi at Redcar last time. Her pilot Seb Sanders rides this track extremely well and she has to be considered from a fair draw. Brian Meehan's runners normally come on for their first run so Adam Eterno could improve, although he was well beaten on his debut at Newbury. An interesting contest to open the card and the vote is given to Elna Bright.
Adam Eterno (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Soon behind, last of 19, 23l behind Coasting (9-3) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (3) gs in May.
Elna Bright 11-4 (9-3) Tracked leaders, hung left over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Gaspar Van Wittel (9-3) at Chepstow 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in May.
Fraamington 33-1 (8-10) Outpaced, last of 11, 21l behind Spanish Bounty (9-3) at Bath 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd.
Shatter Resistant (IRE) 10-3fav (9-3) Led after 1f, stayed in centre of course 3f out, hard ridden 2f out, headed inside final 2f, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Sirjoshua Reynolds (8-12) at Brighton 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft in May.
Straight And Level (CAN) 17-2 (9-3) Always mid-division, 7th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Stage Acclaim (9-3) at Salisbury 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in May.
Poppy Perfect Lujain filly out of a moderate racemare.
Rubytwosox (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Pushed along to chase leaders, ridden halfway, kept on one pace, 5th of 6, 7l behind Just A Dancer (9-0) at Leicester 5f 2yo mdn (4) sft in May.
Sinead of Aglish (IRE) 7-4jt-fav (8-11) Chased leaders, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on strongly final furlong, just held, 2nd of 10, hd behind Yasinisi (9-0) at Redcar 6f mdn fll (5) gd in May.
