dwelt, soon tracked leaders, chased winner over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong
with winner until over 1f out, edged left 1f out, no extra final furlong
dwelt, soon tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
with winner over 4f
keen, held up, short of room and lost place halfway, headway and not clear on 1f out, switched right and stayed on
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
More questions than answers about this opener, but Levera is worth giving another chance to, with Rochdale and Tufton likely to emerge as the main dangers. The Alan King-trained selection has put up a couple of decent efforts so far, and at least has experience on his side. Bred to go well as a juvenile, he has to prove that he handles some cut, but then so do his opponents, and we just give him the edge here. Rochdale and Tufton are both bred to do well at two and come from yards more than capable of having one ready to win on debut, so the market may provide us with some clues there, but Levera is a bit more battle-hardened than that pair and can score.
Aeroplane Danehill Dancer colt out of 6f-7f winner Anita At Dawn.
Cape Diamond (IRE) Cape Cross colt out of a maiden racemare.
First Empire (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Sonny Santino (9-0) at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
High Class Problem (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on, never able to challenge, 5th of 9, 4l behind Killybegs (9-0) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf.
Jidaar (IRE) Grand Lodge colt out of a lightly-raced mare.
Levera 4-1jt-fav (9-0) Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Bucharest (9-0) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Rochdale Bertolini colt, half-brother to smart sprinter Ratio.
Tufton King's Best colt out of an unraced mare.
