led, headed over 3f out, soon behind
tracked leaders, led over 2f out, was ridden over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra close home
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong
in touch, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, soon beaten, eased over 1f out
towards rear, soon pushed along, was never dangerous
prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along 3f out, some late headway but never near to challenge
mid-division, soon chased along, was never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong
dwelt towards rear, was soon pushed along, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong
The History Man, Mr Cheers and Fancy You are the three to concentrate on here and the vote is given to The History Man. The selection is not entirely straightforward and hung badly when a beaten favourite at Doncaster last time. The ground was too firm for him that day but it will be more suitable today and if he can reproduce his promising debut effort at Doncaster then he should take plenty of beating. Mr Cheers has shown promise on both of his runs to date, although he failed to improve for his debut when a slightly disappointing fifth behind Lyrical Blues. He will need to improve to score here but that is not entirely out of the question and he is respected. Fancy You plodded on at Pontefract on his debut when fourth behind Penny Whisper and if he comes on for that debut effort then he could have place prospects. A market move for any of the newcomers would be of interest as some leading yards are represented here, but we are happy to stick with The History Man as our idea of the winner.
Mr Cheers 7-1 With leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 1f out, 5th of 10, 8l behind Lyrical Blues at Nottingham 5f 2yo mdn gs in Apr.
The History Man (IRE) 8-13fav Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on, 2nd of 9, 1l behind Lake Hero at Musselburgh 5f 2yo mdn aut gf in Apr.
Multiple (IRE) Mull of Kintyre filly out of a mare who won in Germany.
The Classic Fox Foxhound colt out of winning sprinter Classic Storm.
Fancy You (IRE) 14-1 In touch and outpaced, ridden over 2f, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Penny Whisper at Pontefract 5f 2yo fll mdn aut sft in Apr.
Al Shamara Alhaarth filly, half-sister to 1m4f winner Royal Flynn.
Spitzensparkes (IRE) Tagula filly, half-sister to a winning miler in Italy.
True Valentine Primo Valentino filly out of a lightly-raced mare.