held up towards rear, headway well over 2 out, ridden well over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
held up mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden and chased winner over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
broke well, outpaced and settled in mid-division, kept on from over 1f out, no impression
held up towards rear, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
held up towards, never on terms
prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
in rear, weakened and struggling from over 4f out
prominent, pushed along over 1f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, led over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
An older horse maiden that can go the way of BARALAKA ahead of Blitzed and Viewing. Although Sir Mark Prescott normally puts his improvers straight into handicaps, this son of Barathea takes in another maiden on this first start of the year, albeit over a much more suitable trip. Perhaps his trainer feels that an official rating of 77 is too high but his form over shorter trips reads fairly well and it was only at the end of his races that he was getting going. The obvious threat is Viewing who ran Marie De Guise to within a couple of lengths at Nottingham on debut. She should have learnt plenty from that and is open to even more improvement over this longer trip. Now What, Budding Daffodil and Marcus Antonius will all be eligible for handicaps after this run, so a bigger threat could be Blitzed whose reappearance run may not have delighted backers of the 2/1 chance but nevertheless it was still a fair comeback. Kuantan Two looks like he needs more time, so this race can go to Baralaka.
Baralaka 8-1 (9-3) Towards rear, pushed along and no real impression 3f out until passed, weakening rivals inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 9l behind Sahara Kingdom (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Oct.
Blitzed 2-1 (8-13) Chased leading trio, ridden over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Mecox Bay (8-13) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn auc stks (5) gf.
Kuantan Two (IRE) 80-1 (8-10) Held up, ridden halfway, hung left then right over 2f out, never a factor, 10th of 12, 30l behind Najam (8-5) at Leicester 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf.
Mandate 20-1 (9-0) Keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 11th of 15, 15l behind Shesells Seashells (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m mdn stks (5) gd.
Marcus Antonius 100-1 (9-0) Towards rear on outside, weakened 2f out, 9th of 11, 22l behind Court Circle (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd.
Budding Daffodil 14-1 (8-9) Mid-division on outside, ran wide into straight, ridden and one pace over 2f out, no progress after, 7th of 12, 13l behind Sharedah (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo fll stks (5) gf.
Calm And Serene (USA) 66-1 (8-10) Dwelt, always in rear division, 11th of 15, 26l behind Goldtrek (9-4) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Melinoise 33-1 (8-6) Dwelt, always in rear, 10th of 15, 14l behind Shesells Seashells (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m mdn stks (5) gd.
Now What 100-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, recovered to track leader over 8f out, led over 4f out, hung left on bend 3f out, headed and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 13, 33l behind Mirror Lake (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol.
Viewing 13-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up, ran green inside 3f out, headway 2f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, eased when no impression on front pair close home, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Marie De Guise (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 3yo fll mdn (5) gf in May.
Go Flo Go Auction House filly out of Present Warning.
Seriy Tzarina 50-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, pushed along on outside 3f out, outpaced 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, went 3rd near finish, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind Timocracy (10-0) at Brighton 1m 2f sell stks (6) gf in May.
