prominent, led soon after 2 out, clear when hit last, ran on
towards rear, behind when pulled up before last
jumped slow, behind from 2nd
held up, headway approaching 4th, chased leader 6th, led approaching 2 out, headed soon after, weakened flat
towards rear, headway 5th, no impression from 3 out
led, clear 2nd, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened last
held up, headway 4th, ridden soon after 3 out, hit last, kept on flat
This is a fascinating juvenile race and we will take a chance on the newcomer Crociera, with Siegfried's Night and Goblin put forward as the main rivals. The selection was no world beater on the flat, but showed enough to gain an official rating of 68. He hails from the shrewd Mark Tompkins yard and if he attracts interest in the ring take note. Goblin was rated higher than the selection on the flat, in fact he finished a close up seventh on the all-weather at Lingfield off a mark of 74. He made a promising hurdling debut at Huntingdon last month and should improve for that experience. This isn't a very strong event so Siegfried Night, a winner of a modest event at Cartmel can also go well under a penalty, but Crociera may be revitalised by this change of career and is given a tentative vote
