keen, held up, ridden 3f out, no impression
reared start, slowly away, raced in rear, pushed along 4f out, kept on final 2f, never nearer
held up towards rear, good headway on inner over 3f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final 2f
led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened 2f out
chased leading pair, ridden to join winner and every chance from 2f out, half a length down when hampered inside final furlong, not recover
close up, effort over 2f out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, led 3f out, joined 2f out, soon edged left, ridden and hung badly left inside final furlong, ran on towards finish
Mark Johnston won this last year and Captain Webb must be respected despite having had just the one run in a modest maiden at Brighton at the backend of last season. However, we're going to take a chance with Bright Falcon. Stuart Parr has made a satisfactory start to his first season at Bawtry and he may have inherited a useful sort in the selection. Bright Falcon's Derby entry may be flying a little high but there was a lot to like about his defeat of No To Trident in a York maiden in October. The booking of Jamie Spencer for this Hawk Wing colt points to a big run and he should go well. Segal has been busy on the all-weather and has a progressive profile; we should hear more from him over the coming months but there are several potential improvers in this line-up and the market should shed some light on expectations. No To Trident is more exposed than most but we do know that he has trained on and he may well be able to win again but he may not want too much cut in the ground and we're going to take a chance with Bright Falcon.
Quam Celerrime (9-0) Held up chasing leaders, kept on at one pace final 2f, 7th of 9, 7l behind Pomellato (9-0) at Maisons-Laffitte 6f Grp 2 (1) sft in Nov.
Bright Falcon 11-1 (9-3) Made all, ridden clear over 1f out, won at York 1m 2yo mdn (3) gs in Oct beating No To Trident (9-3) by 3l, 10 ran.
No To Trident 33-1 (8-10) Prominent, outpaced over 2f out, headway and hung left over 1f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on to lead final furlong and kept on, won at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gd in Mar beating Fiulin (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 15 ran.
Shannersburg (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Prominent, led over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, headed 2f out, soon one pace, 4th of 7, 9l behind McCartney (8-12) at Hamilton 1m nov stk (4) gs in Aug.
Ballochroy (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, weakened final furlong, 12th of 16, 7l behind Jack Dawkins (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 2yo hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Segal (IRE) 3-1 (8-11) Set steady pace until headed 1f out, no extra, 2nd of 4, 2l behind Dream Desert (8-13) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (3) pol in Mar.
Captain Webb 13-2 (9-0) Made all, hard ridden 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Brighton 1m 2yo mdn auc (5) gs in Oct beating Spectrana (8-9) by 2l, 11 ran.
Barawin (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Held up, always towards rear, 11th of 16, 7l behind Jack Dawkins (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 2yo hcp (3) gd in Oct.
