held up, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out
soon prominent, outpaced over 1f out, hung left just inside final furlong, ran on towards finish
made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on
prominent and keen, every chance 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, no extra towards finish
steadied start, held up, headway 3f out, soon ridden, weakened 2f out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
Markington has the ability to win a maiden but this looks too tough for him and preference is for Mobaasher, who gets the vote over Numeric. The last mentioned ran with credit on his return and is probably worth another chance over this trip for his in-form yard. Alan Bailey's runners here are often worth a second look but his representative Cresta Gold would need to improve on all known form to trouble the judge. Michael Jarvis has his string in good form so Zero has to be respected and is probably better than he showed first time out but is hard to back on that evidence and a safer bet looks to be Mobaasher. Sir Michael Stoute's colt showed plenty of promise on his Leicester debut and with improvement to come for the run he looks the one to be on.
Debord (FR) 20-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, behind from 5f out, 8th of 10, 21l behind Gandor (8-11) at Epsom 1m 1f mdn stk (5) gd in Apr.
Markington 12-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 2f out, headway when not much room and switched right over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 12, 1 1/2l behind Royal Amnesty (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Mobaasher (USA) 6-1 (8-9) Held up, headway over 2f out, chased leaders inside final furlong, stayed on well, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Futun (8-9) at Leicester 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gd in Apr.
Numeric (GER) 7-1 (9-3) Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 13, 2l behind Makderah (8-12) at Newbury 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Skit 16-1 (8-9) Started slowly, held up in rear, no progress from 3f out, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 12l behind Genre (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Zero (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, ridden to race in mid-division, switched right to outer over 2f out, stayed on, not trouble leaders, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Salt Man (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn (5) pol in Oct.
Cresta Gold 28-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway on inside over 1f out, one pace, 4th of 12, 5l behind Pommes Frites (9-5) at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Nov.
Dream of Paradise (USA) 33-1 (8-11) Pushed along behind, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 14, 16l behind Stolen Glance (8-8) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Apr.
Yes Dear 12-1 (8-11) Mid-division to halfway, never in contention after, 13th of 17, 18l behind Auction Room (8-11) at Chepstow 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) gd in Aug.
