made all, ridden when pressed 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong
awkwardly away in touch in rear, switched left over 2f out, soon hung left, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, ran on towards finish, nearest finish
tracked winner, ridden to challenge 2f out, soon edged left kept on one pace final furlong
keen close up, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong
keen tracked winner until ridden over 3f out, effort when switched right approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
Minionette showed a little more last time and is just the sort that Alan Swinbank could eke out further improvement from. Zephyr finished in mid-division at Redcar on Monday which was an improvement on recent efforts but still has plenty to do whilst Shamouti has offered no encouragement of late. Zanouska landed a muddling Lingfield maiden in March but is far from bombproof and COMPANY SECRETARY is preferred. The American-bred colt has been much- improved for the application of headgear the last twice and seems sure to appreciate this step-up in trip, with Graham Lee an excellent booking for Jo Hughes.
Zanouska (USA) 16-1 (9-7) Soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Nyanza (9-6) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol.
Zephyr 20-1 (9-4) Mid-diviison, driven over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f, never near leaders, 6th of 11, 16l behind Blue Talisman (8-10) at Redcar 1m 6f 3yo mdn hcp 0-65 (6) gs.
Company Secretary (USA) 6-4 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon chased winner, kept on, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Oly'roccs (8-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Apr.
Minionette (IRE) 10-1 (9-4) Slowly away, towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 6l behind Sooqaan (9-5) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gs.
Shamouti (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Always behind, last of 11, 27l behind Sooqaan (9-5) at Thirsk 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gs.