mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, edged left and stayed on inside final furlong
went right start, held up, effort halfway, weakened over 1f out
prominent, soon pushed along, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
led, ridden over 1f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong
dwelt, soon chasing leaders, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
slowly into stride, always behind
prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden and hung left halfway, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, outpaced
Juantorena deserves to get his head in front but is proving expensive to follow and seemed not to handle the cut in the ground at Windsor last time so preference is for Aynsley, who gets the nod over Emerald Lodge. The last mentioned showed promise on his Yarmouth debut last month and is entitled to have learnt from the experience. Jeremy Noseda has his string in good form at present so the well-bred son of Grand Lodge has to be respected. David Barron's Pivotal colt Premier Fantasy ran a promising race at Thirsk first time out and warrants respect on his second start. However, there are some interesting newcomers in the field including the William Haggas-trained Beaune, a son of Desert Prince, and the two representatives from the stable of Barry Hills, Cavalarra and Guadiaro. The vote though goes to another debutant, the Michael Jarvis-trained Aynsley. By the smart sprinter Tomba, she should have no problems in handling the soft surface and comes from a stable whose two-year-olds are beginning to hit a rich vein of form.
