raced freely, led to 3f out, chasing winner when hung left and flashed tail, weakened towards finish
prominent, ridden halfway, soon beaten
pressed leader, led 3f out, carried head high inside final furlong but run on well
chased leaders, ridden 2f out and soon weakened
dwelt, soon outpaced and well behind, ran on final furlong, never nearer
held up, ridden and headway on inside rail when hampered well over 1f out, switched right and ran on to go 2nd well inside final furlong
prominent, effort when hampered on rail approaching final furlong, no chance after
started slowly, always outpaced and struggling in rear, tailed off
held up in touch, ridden and outpaced final 2f
This looks a typically poor sprint maiden which shouldn't take much winning and Daintree Affair is the choice to make a winning debut on the polytrack surface. Karl Burke's charge showed plenty of ability on turf last term having twice finished in the frame in fair nurseries at Kempton and Chepstow and this pacey performer looks to have been found a good opportunity to open his account. Chico Guapo has a similar level of form to the selection but is a headstrong type and there is a suspicion that he is something of a short runner. Gerard Butler has an excellent strike rate here and is doubly represented by the once-raced pair Jagger and Li Galli. Neither showed much on their respective debuts last year but Li Galli was an expensive purchase as a yearling and looks the first string judged on jockey bookings. The daughter of Nureyev would not need to have improved by much through the winter to make an impact at this lowly level.
