made all, edged left over 1f out, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, ran on well, easily
in touch towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden, edged left and went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on same pace
prominent, ridden, lost place and ran green over 2f out, soon weakened
prominent, chased winner over 3f out, ran green over 1f out, no impression final furlong, stayed on
in touch towards rear, effort over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden and edged right over 2f out, soon edged left, weakened over 1f out
A race as poor as the act that it's named in honour of but a good opportunity for EARL WILD to get off the mark, possibly at the expense of Lexi's Boy; newcomers Riverdale and Kinlochrannoch wouldn't have to be special to score first time up. Howard Johnson is having a decent year with his flat runners, a point underlined by the win of Cathedral Spires in a similarly weak maiden on Friday. Earl Wild has shown a professional attitude throughout both runs despite twice finding one too good, and as this stiff finish should suit we expect him to win this well. Lexi's Boy wasn't beaten far behind a smart sort on the polytrack last time, but there have to be concerns surrounding this drop back in trip as he looks to lack a yard of pace. Riverdale is related to a couple of horses who won races as juveniles and Anne Duffield's 33% strike-rate with such horses here certainly catches the eye; he looks the stable pick ahead of Tom Bowler who trailed in last on debut. Kinlochrannoch is a cheaply bought filly who probably needs a greater test of stamina while Chestival is a 53-rated performer who'll need to improve. A weak affair, but a great chance for Earl Wild to score.
Earl Wild (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Bumped start, prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Master Macho (8-4) at Chester 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Lexi's Boy (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear and pushed along, outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no impression, 5th of 10, 7l behind Toolain (9-3) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Holy Arrangement (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Keen tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out, 6th of 8, 13l behind Orchid Street (8-11) at Catterick 5f 2yo fll mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Riverdale (IRE) Choisir colt out of Hollow Haze.
Tom Bowler 50-1 (9-3) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, last of 10, 48l behind Next Edition (9-3) at Redcar 7f 2yo mdn (5) fm.
Kinlochrannoch Kyllachy filly out of Guermantes.
Willow's Wish 33-1 (8-2) Slowly into stride, soon in rear and outpaced, last of 9, 25l behind Rock Ace (8-10) at Ripon 6f 2yo flls mdn auc stks (5) gf.
Chestival (IRE) 28-1 (7-13) Took keen hold, soon in rear and outpaced, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 6, 7l behind Ballinargh Girl (8-5) at Hamilton 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs.
Littlepromisedland (IRE) Titus Livius filly out of Land Army.
