held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, hampered start, soon outpaced
slowly away, behind, ridden halfway, switched left over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
soon pushed along towards rear, ridden and stayed on well inside final furlong, never nearer
held up, ridden halfway, switched left and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and slightly outpaced halfway, headway and not clear run over 1f out, switched left and kept on
went right start, tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden clear, eased near finish
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Cabourg is a tentative pick over the likes of Digger Boy, Ebraam and Lavenham in division two of the maiden. Cabourg had more opportunities than most here as a juvenile, Lavenham apart, and was fitted with first-time blinkers on his return at Windsor last month. The race proved a disaster for Charles Egerton's charge as he took a fierce hold and failed to settle, with Alan Munro having a constant battle just to keep him straight. Not surprisingly the aids are left off here, and a semblance of last season's form should see the son of Danehill make a bold bid. Digger Boy showed plenty of early speed when tried over a mile here last time and will be suited by the drop back in trip, so rates a danger along with Ebraam who made no show when sent off favourite on his Newmarket bow last autumn. He is better than that but might need the run to put him straight. As mentioned earlier, Lavenham can boast plenty of experience, but she needs to find another level to get seriously involved, and we prefer the claims of Cabourg on last season's evidence.
Cabourg (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Pulled hard, restrained into mid-division, soon pulled away to chase leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out, 13th of 16, 20l behind Red Rocks (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Apr.
Digger Boy 4-1 (9-3) Dwelt, led after 1f, headed 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Abaconian (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn (5) pol in Mar.
Ebraam (USA) 9-2jt-fav (8-11) Raced centre, prominent, led over 4f out, headed over 2f out, every chance when hung left over 1f out, soon faded, 13th of 16, 13l behind Narvik (8-11) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sept.
Levin (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, never dangerous, 9th of 14, 13l behind Days of My Life (8-13) at Folkestone 7f mdn stk (5) gf in Apr.
Nahaar (IRE) 15-8fav (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, soon beaten, last of 6, 12l behind Rochdale (9-0) at Goodwood 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Aug.
Lavenham (IRE) 22-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 17, 13l behind Violette (9-3) at Doncaster 6f 2yo fll hcp (2) gf in Sept.
Some Diva 25-1 (8-9) Chased leader to over 2f out, stayed prominent, shaken up over 1f out, unable to quicken final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Easy Air (9-0) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Nov.
Ashford Castle (IRE) 33-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened from 2f out, 10th of 13, 15l behind Makderah (8-12) at Newbury 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
