towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon hanging left, stumbled well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, not reached leaders
tracked winner, pressed winner over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, keeping on when short of room and snatched up well inside final furlong
held up 4th, pressed leaders and effort over 2f out, switched right well over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
started slowly, soon mid-division, ridden and slightly outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, nearest finish
pulled hard, always behind, struggling over 2f out
held up 5th, headway to chase leaders over 1f out, chasing winner when carried right well inside final furlong, gaining near finish
tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, ran wide straight, not quicken, soon weakened
raced keenly mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no headway, soon weakened
always rear, tailed off final 2f
made virtually all, soon led, pressed 2f out, hung right well inside final furlong, held on well near finish
Mark Johnson has one runner at this meeting so GREEN PASSION is the pick with Lacrosse and Mile High Lad the others of note. The son of Forestry produced an improved effort earlier this month and with the likelihood that he has come on for the first run for some time, we will take our chances against runners that are likely to be put up at shorter prices. Lacrosse has to be respected from the Michael Jarvis camp. A half-brother to Oaks winner, Love Divine, he could literally be anything. Mile High Lad was strongly fancied ahead of his last run over course-and-distance but was struggling from some way out. Haljafiera is bred for this trip so don't be surprised to see him leave behind previous efforts over seven and eight furlongs. Sign Of Approval appears to have regressed so his mark of 74 may prove a little questionable on what we have seen thus far. Signella showed precious little on debut but Chris Catlin takes the ride when presumably he would have had a choice of plenty. It is impossible to work out what quality we have in this race until after the finish of it. However, Green Passion has plenty of ticks in the right boxes and is therefore the one that receives our recommendation.
Dubai Storming 20-1 (9-3) Started slowly, always towards rear, never on terms, 12th of 14, 29l behind Perfect Citizen (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Aug.
Green Passion (USA) 8-1 (9-3) Awkward start, soon prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Tinshu (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) pol.
Haljaferia (UAE) 9-2 (9-3) Raced keenly, in touch on inner, chasing leaders over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, quickened and closed on first two final strides, 3rd of 12, nk behind The Mumbo (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn aut (5) pol.
Lacrosse Cape Cross colt out of La Sky.
Rebel Prince (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Slowly away, in rear, soon pushed along, headway well over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 8, 16l behind Takaatuf (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sept.
Red Suede Shoes 66-1 (9-0) Started very slowly, ran green towards rear, ridden along 5f out, never near leaders, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind The Mumbo (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn aut (5) pol.
Tropical Duke (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Raced keenly, held up, ridden along in 4th over 2f out, no impression final 2f, 4th of 6, 11l behind Lord Chancellor (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) pol.
Give (IRE) 18-1 (8-0) Hampered start, held up, not clear run over 2f out, never dangerous, last of 6, 3 1/2l behind Hold The Bucks (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo clm (5) pol.
Risque Belle 100-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, mid-division, weakened halfway, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Arabian Mirage (9-0) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.
Signella 25-1 (9-0) Behind, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced and in rear over 2f out, last of 13, 18l behind Awfeyaa (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Mile High Lad (USA) 9-4 (9-3) Always 3rd, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Lord Chancellor (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) pol.
Sign of Approval 5-1 (9-0) Steadied start and settled in last, in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on to take 3rd over 1f out, not trouble leading pair, 3rd of 4, 5l behind Dream Date (8-2) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Rockinit (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Led, ridden 2f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 16, shd behind Balladiene (9-6) at Yarmouth 1m 2yo sll hcp 0-65 (6) gd in Sept.
