slowly into stride, headway on inner to chase leaders halfway, hung right from over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on to go 2nd final 100 yards
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along halfway, never dangerous
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
keen, tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon headed, kept on same pace final furlong
raced wide mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out
steadied start, keen in rear, outpaced halfway, never dangerous
always prominent, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven out
raced wide, prominent, ridden and every chance entering final 2f, weakened final furlong
Jockey bookings would suggest that We Have A Dream is the pick of Willie Muir's trio but it will be interesting to see how they fare in the market. Copperbottomed may improve for racing on soft ground but his draw would be a concern and we're going to take a chance with Whiteoak Lady. The selection showed up well on soft ground at Yarmouth on debut in a race that has worked out well before beating a subsequent winner on heavy ground at Chepstow. She may have been over the top when disappointing on her return from a break in the autumn on faster ground. All three of the Muir runners can be given a chance on the book, Baunagain has been running well on the all-weather but none are dismissed with any confidence given that they are all relatively unexposed. The market should prove useful but Whiteoak Lady has fair claims on her juvenile form and is taken to do the honours.
Blue Jack 15-8jt-fav (9-5) Pulled hard, effort and edged right over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 2l behind The Game (9-7) at Lingfield 6f 2yo hcp 0-85 (5) pol in Dec.
Baunagain (IRE) 7-4fav (9-4) Went left and not much room start, headway over 3f out, edged left under pressure from over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 6, 1 1/2l behind Kinout (9-2) at W'hampton 5f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Helping Hand (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Held up, not clear run and switched right 3f out, short-lived effort on outside over 2f out, last of 6, 10l behind Cross Fell (9-4) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol in Feb.
Kalligal 5-2fav (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out, weakening when edging left inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 5l behind Blue Zenith (7-13) at Kempton 5f 2yo fll mdn aut (6) pol in Oct.
Whiteoak Lady (IRE) 10-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 9l behind Nezami (8-11) at Hamilton 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Sept.
Our Acquaintance 9-1 (9-4) Held up mid-division, effort over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 5l behind What Katie Did (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Young Ivanhoe 8-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, lost pace over 2f out, 7th of 8, 4 1/2l behind What Katie Did (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Copperwood 20-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and kept on, never nearer, 6th of 10, 6l behind Opus Maximus (8-12) at Lingfield 6f mdn stk (5) pol in Mar.
We Have A Dream 11-2 (8-13) In touch, effort over 2 furlong out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 8, 4l behind What Katie Did (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Party In The Park 11-2 (9-5) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon beaten, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Piscean (9-2) at Goodwood 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Sept.
Epsom Salts 8-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, never dangerous, last of 10, 9l behind Blakeshall Diamond (8-5) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Nov.
