chased leaders, ridden and hung right over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up, ridden and hung right well over 1f out, never dangerous
raced keenly, in touch, lost place 4f out, eased over 1f out
steadied start, pulled hard, tracked leaders, not clear run and switched right inside final furlong, stayed on
always prominent, led 2f out, soon ridden, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on
went left start, took keen hold, led 6f out, headed 4f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, raced keenly, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
led 1f, with leader, led 4f out, headed 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, not quicken
held up in touch, ridden well over 1f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, in rear, headway well over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
James Dean should play a leading role in this competitive claimer but we're going to side with Fly In Johnny. The selection is well treated at the weights on official ratings and ran well enough in a course and distance seller last time to suggest that a race of this nature may come his way; Patrick Hills claims a useful 3lbs and the pair look sure to be in the mix. James Dean has the highest official rating but has no easy task on these terms and his initial mark may flatter him but it's possible that blinkers will bring him back to life. Betonart, Saafend Geezer, Bozeman Trail and Nikolaievich are others that may respond positively to the fitting of headgear whilst Flight Plan, Sistos Fascination and Gioacchino are all worthy of consideration. Quite a puzzle this one, Fly In Johnny is the tentative answer.
James Dean (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Took keen hold and prominent early, mid-division halfway, ridden over 2f out, no headway and never dangerous final 2f, 7th of 11, 12l behind Austintatious (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn (4) pol.
Sistos Fascination 5-2fav (9-4) Close up, chased leader over 3f out, carried left over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead final furlong, won at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol in Jan beating Hawa Khana (8-11) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Bozeman Trail 16-1 (8-9) Mid-division, reminders 4f out, no chance final 3f, 10th of 13, 18l behind Excape (8-7) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Flight Plan 7-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders and keen, weakening when hung right over 1f out, 8th of 9, 10l behind Opus Maximus (9-3) at Hamilton 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf.
Nikolaievich (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, pushed along halfway, effort on wide outside, driven over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 13, 22l behind Excape (8-7) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Gioacchino (IRE) 6-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, behind, headway on outer over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Ghafeer (9-5) at Catterick 7f 3yo & 4yo sll (6) gs in Apr.
Lord Deevert 3-1 (8-4) Prominent,edged right entering straight, soon beaten, 4th of 5, 5l behind Harbour Blues (9-7) at W'hampton 6f 3yo clm (6) pol in Jan.
Fly In Johnny (IRE) 12-1 (8-10) Held up in touch, improved 3f out, ridden and outpaced 2f out, ran on under pressure to take 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Cap St Jean (9-7) at Leicester 7f sll (6) gf.
Saafend Geezer 7-1 (8-9) Started slowly, always towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 12, 18l behind Desiderio (8-6) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Betonart 14-1 (8-12) Behind, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 5l behind Bahamian Princess (8-9) at W'hampton 7f fll mdn (6) pol in Apr.
Zeffirelli 11-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 3f out, no chance with winner from over 1f out, 2nd of 5, 9l behind Great Charm (8-13) at Southwell 7f mdn aut stk (6) fbs in Apr.
Hardcase 10-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, always behind and struggling over 2f out, last of 9, 20l behind Hurricane Hen (8-12) at W'hampton 5f 3yo sll (6) pol in Mar.
