prominent, hard ridden 2f out, weakened quickly
ran green and always behind
went left start, soon close up, hard ridden halfway, soon beaten
in touch 3f, losing place when stumbled well over 2f out
held up in rear, not much room 2f out, moderate headway final furlong
towards rear, never near leaders
chased leader after 2f, weakened 2f out
dwelt and always towards rear
held up in rear, steady headway 2f out, staying on one pace when not much room 1f out, kept on
behind and never near leaders
raced keenly, with leaders 2f, weakened rapidly, hung badly right and virtually pulled up 2f out
slowly into stride, soon in mid-division on outside, headway 3f out, one pace final 2f
tracked leaders, led going well over 1f out, drew clear final furlong, easily
slowly into stride and always in rear
A wide-open maiden that could produce its fair share of winner as the season goes on. However, Castleton showed plenty of promise in his two starts as a juvenile and will be very hard to beat if he has trained on. Lucky Spin - a half-sister to four winners - made an encouraging debut at Newbury and is very much respected as she bids to go one better today. While Night Storm, Presumptive and Madame Marie all have enough experience to ensure that there is no hanging about and will do their bit to make this a competitive heat. A market move for Keyaki will also be interesting as the daughter of Shinko Forest made a pleasing debut and will benefit from a more forceful ride today. However, Castleton holds the edge on all known form to date and a repeat of his Goodwood run behind Lucky Story will be good enough to see him prevail today.