in rear, headway on outer 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and drifted badly right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
in touch in 4th, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up in touch, went 2nd over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leader, led over 7f out, headed 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
led, headed over 7f out, kept on to regain lead inside final furlong
Gentle Look ran out of steam in the closing stages over today’s trip at Bath behind a Mark Johnston-trained winner. The latter runs Musselburgh third Lord Lamington in this though he was still beaten eight lengths on that occasion. But PRINCE LLYR wasn’t beaten far in a Class 3 maiden race over 1m2f at Goodwood last month and a subsequent winner has come out of the race. Heather Main’s charge is preferred to Murray River on that form as the latter steps up in trip for the Gosden yard having placed over a mile at Salisbury. Critical Data’s earlier handicap win came over 7f and Calling The Wind is another exposed type stepping up in trip.
Critical Data (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Raced far side, held up, headway over 1f out, soon no impression, 11th of 28, 7 3/4l behind Lorton (8-4) at Newmarket 6f stks (2) gs in Oct.
Gentle Look 5-4fav (9-2) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, rallied and every chance inside final furlong, weakened close home, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Themaxwecan (9-2) at Bath 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Oct.
Murray River (USA) 5-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and hung left inside final 2f, headed entering final furlong, soon no impression with winner, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Kaloor (9-2) at Salisbury 1m stks (4) gd in Oct.
Prince Llyr (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, took keen hold, closed on outside over 3f out, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Pablo Escobarr (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 2f mdn stks (3) gs in Sep.
Lord Lamington 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, just held on in duel for 3rd inside final furlong, no impression with front pair, 3rd of 5, 8l behind Nate The Great (9-6) at Musselburgh 1m 1f stks (4) gf in Sep.
Calling The Wind (IRE) 5-2fav (9-6) Slowly into stride, soon held up in mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, 2nd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Camelot Rakti (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (6) pol in Oct.