slight lead on rail, driven and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong, held on to hold 2nd
tracked leading pair on rail, switched left to outside 2f out, soon ridden, weakened soon after
awkward and went right start, pressed leader and keen, ridden over 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong, stayed pressing for well held 2nd
restless in stalls, slowly into stride, close up on outside after 2f, challenged 2f out, led and edged right over 1f out, shaken up and kept on strongly final furlong
BOX OF FROGS doesn't represent a sexy stable (no offence Alan although Marie is a different matter) but her first run at Nottingham was full of promise and she can see off Colourful Past and Fork Handles in an intriguing maiden. This One Cool Cat filly was fourth behind Inagh River on debut and that horse has franked the form by running exceedingly well in defeat since in a quality Newbury Conditions' race. The selection was green on debut but then ran on well at the line and with this extra distance in her favour she is fancied to run a big race and put her experience to good use. Cerejeira represents a yard that does well at the track and have broken some of their best youngsters in here. This Exceed And Excel filly is from a good sprinting family and a bold run would come as no real surprise. Colourful Past is a half-sister to First Celebration and is really bred to make up into more of a three-year-old miler. The youngsters don't have a choice over what trip to start over if they are quick to come to hand and therefore she is hard to really fancy today, despite the good record of Godolphin at the track. Fork Handles is well-named she is considered, although there are a couple of points that go against her. Firstly, all of the yard's juveniles have improved markedly for their first run this year and secondly her pedigree is a hotchpotch of speed and stamina, with perhaps a leaning towards the latter. An intriguing maiden then but we fancy Box Of Frogs to put her experience to good use and prevail.
Box Of Frogs (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Held up, pushed along 3f out, no impression well over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to take 4th close home, 4th of 9, 5l behind Inagh River (9-0) at Nottingham 5f 2yo mdn fll aut (5) gf.
Cerejeira (IRE) Exceed And Excel filly out of Camassina.
Colourful Past (USA) Street Cry filly out of Loving Claim.
Fork Handles Doyen filly out of Natalie Jay.
