chased leaders, ridden halfway, kept on to go 2nd towards finish
dwelt in rear, headway halfway, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden halfway, no impression
close up, ridden halfway, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
Two-year-old sellers at this time of year are notoriously difficult to solve but our idea of the winner is CALORMEN who gets the call from the David Evans pair Little Nuthatch and Welsh Dresser. Mick Channon took this last year with Vilnius and looks to have a good opportunity to follow up. His colt showed promise on his debut at Folkestone before disappointing last time, but he's worth another chance down at this level with better ground set to bring about a better effort. It'll be interesting to see what the market says about Little Nuthatch and Welsh Dresser with both representing David Evans. The first-named comes from a modest family but is bred to be at her best around this trip whilst her stablemate Welsh Dresser ran with some promise on her debut when fourth in a claimer last week. On balance we'd side with the latter as the biggest threat to our pick, with the likelihood of improvement to come following a reasonable start. Soviet Bolt was a long way behind that day despite having had the benefit of previous experience and can be confidently opposed along with Copex who split the pair, although the last mentioned could improve. Tanked Up is an interesting newcomer and along with Mrs Nisbett needs a market check, but we're happy to side with Calormen in this.
Calormen 2-1fav (9-3) Slow into stride, mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 6l behind Mayfair Princess (8-12) at Leicester 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) sft.
Soviet Bolt (IRE) 33-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, effort when hung left 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 8, 8l behind Lady Brookie (8-3) at Thirsk 5f 2yo clm (4) gd.
Tanked Up (IRE) One Cool Cat gelding out of White Fang.
Copex 9-1 (8-8) Went left start, chased leaders, ridden and hung left 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 8, 8l behind Lady Brookie (8-3) at Thirsk 5f 2yo clm (4) gd.
Hannah Cann Indesatchel filly out of Bullion.
Little Nuthatch (IRE) Camacho filly out of Polly Mills.
Mrs Nisbett (IRE) Acclamation filly out of Spanker.
Welsh Dresser (IRE) 15-2 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace under pressure final furlong, no impression, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Lady Brookie (8-3) at Thirsk 5f 2yo clm (4) gd.
