held up behind, ridden 3f out, headway and edged to the left over 2f out, stayed on strongly to lead towards finish
held up, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 3f out
tracked leader, weakened 2f out
towards rear, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
in rear, stayed on from over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
in touch, one pace 2f out
tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
led, ridden clear over 1f out, rider soon lost stick, headed towards finish
held up in touch, outpaced 3f out
held up, edged left over 2f out, one pace
DUBAI ECHO is an eyecatching raider and can take this maiden, with Matraash appearing to be next best. The selection represents the red hot Sir Michael Stoute operation and ran a very good race in context when runner up at Windsor last time. This trip and fast ground look ideal, Seb Sanders appears to have been booked to get the job done and the trainer sends him a long way in order to find an good opportunity like this to break his duck. Matraash will perhaps appreciate the step up from a mile, having appeared not to have quite enough zip over that trip last time. The ground should suit and there could well be more to come at this distance so he is respected. Ian Semple does pretty well here and he saddles Black River Falls, who drops back to what looks a much more suitable trip for now after not getting home over 1m 4f at Newcastle. With the debut experience in the locker we should see more. Hillview Boy was quite a useful bumper horse and should stay this trip well. Fast ground suits and he might be the,best of the flat debutants, though Dubai Echo can score.
Hillview Boy (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Held up behind, effort over 3f out, no impression, 12th of 19, 25l behind Sitting Tennant (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f nat hunt flat Grade 2 (1) gs in Apr.
Moscow Ali (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Behind, pushed along and reminder after 2nd, struggling from 5th, tailed off when Pulled Up, in a race won by Morgan Be (11-3) at Ayr 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan '06, 8 ran.
Baligha 50-1 (9-9) Held up, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression, 5th of 7, 7l behind Union Island (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 1f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Bumble Rose (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) In touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 8, 13l behind African Cheetah (8-11) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gs.
Par Avion 6-1 (10-7) Held up and raced wide, weakened over 4f out, last of 15, well behind Lightening Rod (10-0) at Doncaster 2m NH flat (5) gs in Feb.
Black River Falls (USA) 12-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, stayed on to chase winner over 1f out, until weakened towards finish, 4th of 9, 9l behind Gilded Age (8-9) at Newcastle 1m 4f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Apr.
Dubai Echo (USA) 13-2 (8-11) Chased leaders, pushed along to lead over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 15, 2l behind Libel Law (8-11) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
High Severa (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Always behind, struggling 3f out, last of 12, 39l behind Sight Unseen (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3f 3yo mdn (4) gs in Apr.
Matraash (USA) 3-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, led over 2f out, driven and headed over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind African Art (9-3) at Haydock 1m 3yo mdn (5) gf in Apr.
Sydney Cove (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no headway, soon weakened, 11th of 13, 21l behind Ghanaati (8-12) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Oct.
Quick Gourmet 20-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, one pace, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 10l behind Kiwi Moon (9-3) at Musselburgh 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft in Nov.
