chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well
led pulled hard, 5 lengths clear over 4f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
in rear, headway over 3f out, never able to challenge
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms
held up, never dangerous
always behind
ROCK A DOODLE DO left a good impression when winning at Wolverhampton earlier in the week and can follow up here at the main expense of Bubbly Braveheart and Astronomer's Dream. The selection has to defy a penalty for that Dunstall Park victory, when he was a ready scorer over 1m 1f, and pedigree suggests that this step up in trip will elicit further improvement, so we are happy to side with him. Bubbly Braveheart has just a sole seller win to his name so far, but looks competitive enough from this sort of mark, though his best form so far has been on the slightly slower Wolverhampton surface. Anchorage Boy is interesting now visored for the first time and kept over this trip and a market check is advised where he is concerned, while Astronomer's Dream comes from an in-form stable and looks sure to show much more now stepped up to this trip for the first time. Creevy has a tough enough task from out of the handicap and we prefer to stick with Rock A Doodle Do to defy that penalty.
Rock A Doodle Doo (IRE) 6-5fav (9-0) Held up mid-division, headway 2f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, quick and clear, eased near finish readily, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol beating Vittachi (8-9) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Bubbly Braveheart (IRE) 11-8fav (8-9) Held up, badly hampered inside final 4f, not able to recover, 6th of 9, 10l behind Glen Lass (8-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (5) pol in Dec.
Astronomer's Dream 12-1 (9-6) Tracked leders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 12, 9l behind Nave (9-2) at Kempton 1m 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Nov.
Anchorage Boy (USA) 14-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, kept on final furlong, never able to challenge, 7th of 8, 7l behind Keenes Royale (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
A P Ling 80-1 (8-4) Tracked winner, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon faded, 5th of 7, 5l behind Danger Mulally (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol.
Concorde Kiss (USA) 25-1 (8-9) Mid-division, outpaced 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, last of 10, 22l behind Rock A Doodle Doo (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
Creevy (IRE) 9-2 (7-9) Behind, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 5, 6l behind Tuscan King (8-13) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo clm stks (6) pol.