chased leaders, effort 2f out, soon one pace
held up, effort and wide into straight over 1f out, kept on one pace
led, ridden and headed approaching 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, ran green throughout, always in rear
close up, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong
dwelt, close up 8f out, headway to chase leader 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, stayed on
raced freely, chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway on inner over 2f out, effort approaching final furlong, ran on to take 2nd near finish, not reached winner
In the maiden, Surrey Spinner is selected ahead of Picky and Miss Saafend Plaza. Surrey Spinner showed plenty of promise when third here on his seasonal return over a mile last time and in a race that lacks strength in depth, catches our eye and, accordingly, gets the vote. Semi Detached has shown enough to suggest that he can maybe sneak a place, while Eddie Ahern teaming up with the Marcus Tregoning-trained Pheidias could be interesting, although he only showed a modicum of debut promise. Picky is another to have shown promise, and in each start to date also, while Zelos's best run to date came over course and distance and first-time blinkers could produce a bit of improvement. Finally, Miss Saafend Plaza has form enough to go well but she is becoming a little frustrating although a step up in trip will ensure she has her supporters once again. Overall, though, we will give the vote to Surrey Spinner.
Santaverti Averti colt, brother to 6f winner Averticus.
Semi Detached (IRE) 15-2 (8-8) Held up, headway over 5f out, beaten over 1f out, 9th of 10, 10l behind Samarinda (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Brave Quest (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Pulled hard, steadied into mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon behind, 8th of 11, 13l behind Ladies Best (9-3) at Salisbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sept.
Pheidias (IRE) 16-1 (8-5) Mid-division, pushed along and hung left from over 3f out, 9th of 13, 16l behind Challis (8-6) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb.
Picky 33-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, edged slightly left entering final furlong, never dangerous, 5th of 13, 7l behind Silkwood (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Feb.
Surrey Spinner 12-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, ridden to track leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Barshiba (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn (5) pol in Feb.
Zelos (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Led, headed 3f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 8, 9l behind Lady Gloria (8-12) at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn aut (6) fbs in Feb.
Miss Saafend Plaza (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, ridden and one pace final 2f, 5th of 11, 3l behind Ten A Penny (8-11) at Lingfield 1m 3yo hcp (5) pol.
Fraamtastic Too 66-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 3f out, last of 13, 9l behind Hatherden (8-9) at Lingfield 7f mdn stk (5) pol in Feb.