tracked leaders, led 2f out, soon ridden clear, driven out
tracked leaders, led briefly just over 2f out, soon headed, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong
held up rear, headway 3f out, bumped 2f out, ran on strongly final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, lost touch over 3f out, soon tailed off
prominent, stayed on same pace final 2f, never nearer
led until headed over 5f out, stayed prominent, ridden and weakened from 2f out
started slowly, in rear, headway on inner and bumped rival 2f out, strong run on outer final furlong, nearest finish
pulled hard, tracked leader, led over 5f out, ridden and headed just over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
behind, headway on outer to chase leaders 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, ridden and no progress when bumped 2f out, never dangerous afterwards
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, chased leaders 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd 1f out, no chance with winner
The Michael Jarvis-trained Virgin Islands, a son of Sadlers Wells, takes the eye on pedigree and could be of interest on his debut but Awatuki has some solid looking form in the book and gets the vote ahead of Mirth. The last mentioned stepped up on his debut effort when a creditable fourth at Leicester when last seen and has to be considered with the Hannon yard having had a couple of winners recently. Dragon Dancer is bred to want further and is probably best watched while both Coda Agency and Gaelic Games need to improve on all know evidence. The vote then goes to Awatuki, who ran promisingly first time out as a juvenile and showed improved form when chasing home Chris Corsa at Newcastle when last seen in August. A reproduction of that latest effort should suffice.
Awatuki (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Chris Corsa (9-0) at Newcastle 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) sft in Aug.
Coda Agency 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leader until over 3f out, 6th of 8, 17l behind Permanent Way (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Feb.
Dragon Dancer (FR) 33-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, ran green in rear, never near leaders, 7th of 13, 7l behind Best Alibi (8-11) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Oct.
Erhgent Sea 100-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, well behind from halfway, 9th of 10, 27l behind Count Trevisio (8-11) at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sept.
Gaelic Games (UAE) 14-1 (8-9) In touch and keen, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 8l behind Entranced (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Nov.
Murts Magic (IRE) 100-1 (8-7) Dwelt, held up, never dangerous, 12th of 13, 23l behind Chookie Windsor (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo clm (6) pol in Feb.
Newport Boy (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Slowly away, ran green and always well behind, last of 14, 21l behind Layazaal (8-11) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Azurine (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 10, 11l behind Pound Sign (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) pol.
Light of Day (IRE) 80-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, went left start, towards rear, ridden 3f out, kept on never dangerous, 5th of 11, 13l behind Trans Sonic (8-9) at Lingfield 7f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb.
Mirth 66-1 (8-11) With winner, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 19, 4 1/2l behind Kaveri (8-11) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) gd in Oct.
Virgin Islands (IRE) Sadler's Wells filly, half-sister to 6f winner Crafty Captain.
