tracked leaders, ridden along 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
dwelt and awkward start, soon in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out
close up on outer, under pressure 3f out, soon beaten
made virtually all, stayed on strongly under pressure final furlong, driven out
tracked winner, ridden 3f out, no headway and weakened over 1f out
held up mid-division, not much room over 2f out, stayed on to chase winner over 1f out, no impression final furlong
ridden along towards rear, no impression on leaders from over 2f out
started slowly, always outpaced in rear, well behind final 2f
started slowly, held up behind, not clear run over 2f out, switched left to outer, ran on but no impression final furlong
held up in touch, ridden along 3f out, no headway and soon weakened
started slowly, towards rear, outpaced until late headway over 1f out, kept on nearest finish
As those with previous experience were slightly disappointing this is taken to go to one of the newcomers; with King Marju fancied before looking at Silent Joe and Derby entry Art Elegant. The last named is trained by Barry Hills, whose record with younger horses at this meeting is as good as anyone, and he sends out Ground Rules, who made a favourable impression on his debut. The cliche about him likely to have come on for the run will no doubt be bounced off the walls and he has to be given plenty of respect. So too does Silent Joe, who represents the all conquering Godolphin organisation. However, his lack of fancy entries combined with his American pedigree are slightly off-putting and better value could lay elsewhere. Which brings us back to the Peter Chapple-Hyam-trained King Marju, who has plenty of speed in his make up. It may also be worth noting that Chapple-Hyam has a policy of introducing only his best two-year-olds at the high profile meetings - which is clue enough for us to give King Marju the nod in a race that should produce a winners as time goes on.
