always in rear, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten
mid-division, ridden and lost place 4f out, headway over 2f out, hampered and bumped over 1f out, stayed on to lead near finish
pulled hard, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
led after 1f, headed 8f out, remained with new leader, led again 3f out, ridden 2f out, edged left 1f out, headed near finish
slowly into stride, ridden over 3f out, headway under pressure over 2f out, hung badly right over 1f out, kept on one pace
chased leaders, ridden and edged right over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
in rear, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace
led 1f, led again 8f out, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened
In a tricky maiden, Alaghiraar is selected ahead of King Joshua and Longspur. Do not be surprised to see Alaghiraar improve for the step up in trip this season, the John Dunlop-trained colt not having been beaten far despite having finished twelfth on his Newmarket seven-furlong debut. The 200,000 dollars purchase Daweyrr is surely better than his Chepstow debut might suggest, while Dig Gold was disappointing at Haydock last time but would hold claims based on his debut run here, which came on good to firm, although that going might suit him better. Earl Marshal showed improvement last time to finish second at Yarmouth on soft going, although he did not look a straightforward ride there, while King Joshua is pretty exposed now but, with form rating in the mid-70s, cannot be ruled out and the Godolphin newcomer Longspur is certainly one to give some thought to also. Ridge Rose is very well-bred but showed little on her Pontefract debut on soft, but stablemate Scripted showed enough on his Newmarket debut to be given some thought. All in all, not the easiest race to assess with Alaghiraar getting a tentative nomination.
Squirrel Tail 66-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, headway 4f out, ridden over 3f out, lost place well over 1f out, 10th of 11, 10l behind Juror (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Apr '06.
Alaghiraar (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, some headway 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, soon weakened, 12th of 19, 6l behind Mr Napper Tandy (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Oct.
Dig Gold (USA) 3-1fav (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 10l behind Spice Route (9-3) at Haydock 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Earl Marshal (USA) 4-5fav (9-2) Dwelt, held up, headway to chase leaders 3f out, soon ridden, carried head high, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Miss Marvellous (8-11) at Yarmouth 1m 2f mdn stk (5) sft.
Longspur Singspiel colt, half-brother to several winners from 6f-1m4f.
Scripted (USA) 14-1 (9-3) Led towards centre group, joined standside group 5f out and prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 7l behind Jaleela (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (4) gf in May.
Daweyrr (USA) 20-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, mid-division, weakened soon after halfway, 9th of 13, 11l behind Amazing Request (9-3) at Chepstow 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sept.
King Joshua (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden to chase winner over 3f out, hung left over 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Jalil (8-11) at Ripon 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.
