chased leaders, ridden and hung left over 1f out, hard driven and ran on towards finish
close up on outer, steady headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, edged left and ran on strongly towards finish, just failed
behind, some late headway final furlong, never dangerous
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, never dangerous
held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish
behind, pushed along halfway, never nearer
led, clear 5f out, came back to field 3f out, kept narrow lead final furlong, headed and lost 2 places towards finish
slowly into stride, raced keenly and soon in touch, weakened 3f out, tailed off
An ordinary maiden that can go to Pollito, who narrowly edges the vote over Ragged Glory out of those with previous experience, while Royal Game would not need to be anything special to play a strong hand on his debut and, considering his trainer's ability with younger horses, he cannot be ruled out of making a winning debut. Yardstick is another to throw into the mix, as Sylvester Kirk has already proved himself more than capable of holding his own in this area of racing. Yardstick does need to find a little improvement and may do better when qualified for handicaps after this. The same comments apply to Raffish, who tries a mile for the first time and others make more appeal this afternoon. Sir Mark Prescott sends out Kangrina, whose dam was useful at this sort of trip. However, he is by a sire that has produced more winners over slightly further and a watching brief could be the best policy this time around. Therefore, we stick with Pollito, who has the benefit of experience on his side and should appreciate the extra demands on his stamina today.
