Elounda and Pugnacious Lady have both shown promise and have to be respected but it is hard to get away from Fantastic Morning, who gets the vote. The selection showed improved form when stepped up to 1m2f at Beverley last time, should appreciate the extra two furlongs here even more and a reproduction of last time out form should suffice. Tropical Strait ran promisingly on his only start in a bumper and has to be of interest on his debut under flat racing rules, while Winter Lane has given little cause of optimism so far. Henry Cecil's Elounda may do better now encountering a softer surface, while similar comments apply to the John Hills-trained Pugnacious Lady. Fantastic Morning has solid claims though and he gets the vote.
Mighty Mover (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Held up, headway wide over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened quickly over 1f out, 10th of 12, 21l behind Big Band Music (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Jan '05.
Tropical Strait (IRE) 7-1 (10-3) Chased winner over 3f out, one pace, 2nd of 16, 5l behind Marleybow (10-10) at Haydock 2m nhf (6) gd in Apr (N.Hunt).
Fantastic Morning 10-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, challenged and edged right over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Jalil (8-11) at Ripon 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf.
Surprise Act 100-1 (9-3) Always behind, last of 12, 15l behind Moon Quest (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Winter Lane 25-1 (9-3) In touch, driven early in straight and soon beaten, 8th of 9, 31l behind Western Adventure (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3f 3yo mdn (4) gf in Apr.
Mercury Blue 3-1 (8-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 21l behind Set The Scene (8-7) at Brighton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gf.
Pugnacious Lady 5-1 (8-6) In rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on, 5th of 9, 6l behind Galianna (8-6) at Haydock 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gf.
Elounda (IRE) 7-2 (8-6) In touch, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 17l behind Hannicean (8-10) at Nottingham 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf in Apr.
