slowly into stride, in rear and outpaced
towards rear, headway on outer over 1f out, soon ridden, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, ridden 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
with leader, led halfway, ridden and headed 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along and faded final furlong
led narrowly to halfway, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
prominent, ridden and switched left over 1f out, led 1f out, kept on well, driven out
Top Care is a nicely-bred newcomer who could go very well first time, but with respect to the experience of Dunmore Boy we will take another debutant, SANDY LONNEN to score. Howard Johnson has a 36 per cent strike rate with his juveniles at this track in the past five seasons, which considering how many runners he has is a fantastic record. The Tobougg gelding is related to plenty of winning two-year-olds over sprint trips and is sure to be well prepared for this first run. Any ease in the ground would be a plus, but he may still be good enough to win. Dunmore Boy made a quiet enough debut at Hamilton earlier in the month and should relish these conditions, so with the experience under his belt he will be a tough opponent. Al Madina and Maverik have profiles that look likely to be better with age and Sandy Lonnen is selected.
Chin'n Tonic (IRE) Chineur gelding out of Terra Nova.
Cotton Spirit 16-1 (9-0) Dwelt, held up, ridden halfway, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 15l behind Al Aasifh (9-0) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs.
Deep Applause Royal Applause gelding out of Deep Deep Blue.
Dunmore Boy (IRE) 15-8fav (9-3) Tracked leading pair, ridden halfway, kept on one pace final 2f, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Soraaya (8-12) at Hamilton 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Maverik Iceman colt out of Nouvelle Lune.
Sandy Lonnen Tobougg gelding out of Legend Of Aragon.
Top Care (USA) Bernstein colt out of Secret Dream.
Al Madina (IRE) Noverre filly out of Tasha's Dream.