chased leaders for 5f
held up in mid-division, headway and wide outside, switched right well over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, ridden clear
slight lead to 3f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f
started slowly and always behind
behind, pushed along 3f out, never near leaders
slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden halfway, weakened inside final 3f
raced keenly, pressed leader, led 3f out to over 2f out, rallied to lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, hard ridden 3 out, soon beaten
chased leaders, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders to halfway, soon weakened
slowly into stride, behind, headway and shaken up over 2f out, kept on same pace
In the first division of the maiden, Lucayan Legend gets the nod ahead of Great Exhibition. The Richard Hannon-trained selection would be interesting if there is money for him as he is related to a number of winners and this race does not appear to be that strong. Great Exhibition cost $1.8 million as a yearling and, while he showed a good deal of promise at two, still has a bit to prove. However, he has to be on the shortlist here, as do James Fanshawe's Pass The Port and Sailmaker, second in a run-of-the-mill Bath maiden last time. Captain Marryat appeared to show improved form last time, but was beaten by a horse rated 40 going into that race. First Centurion should appreciate the step up to a mile, and ought to be improving. With some good stables represented, watch the betting with regard to the others but, for us, the selection is Lucayan Legend.