made all, hung right and wide on 1st turn, ridden well over 1f out, in command over 1f out, stayed on strongly, ridden out
tracked leading pair, chased winner on inside over 1f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
too keen hold, soon tracked winner, carried wide on 1st turn, pushed aong 3f out, lost 2nd 2f out, no impression when dropped to 4th well inside final furlong
held up last, headway to modest 3rd well inside final furlong
took keen hold in 4th, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, eased
CORSICA did well to win last time and should be up to going in again ahead of Fairy Flight and Bubbly Braveheart. Frankie Dettori once again rides our selection who is up 5lbs following a game success at Beverley. That came over today's trip which proved he's no stamina concerns and there looked to be a deal more to come. Mark Johnston's colt is selected in preference to Fairy Flight, William Knight's runner. He's not been seen since landing a maiden here in December but providing the horse is ready to go he should run a solid race, with the step up to 1m4f not expected to pose a problem. That said, he's up against it facing our in-form pick, as is Bubbly Braveheart who still has to prove he stays this far. However they shouldn't go a stupid pace here and he has got form on artificial surfaces, so Alan Bailey's charge is preferred to the maiden Layla's Boy and Aattash, who himself has plenty to find with our confident selection, Corsica.
Corsica (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Led 3f, tracked leader, led again 3f out, ridden and under pressure over 1f out, kept on gamely inside final furlong, just held on, won at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gd beating Beat The Rush (8-11) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Fairy Flight (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Soon led, headed 6f out, remained prominent, ridden 2f out, led again inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec beating Leaving Alone (9-0) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Aattash (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) With leader, carried wide bend after 1 1/2f, led over 4f out to over 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, weakened final furlong, 7th of 12, 16l behind Beat The Rush (8-12) at Pontefract 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.
Layla's Boy 4-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed approaching 2f out, beaten over 1f out, soon eased, 2nd of 5, 10l behind Deauville Post (9-3) at Haydock 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Bubbly Braveheart (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Led 1f, steadied to be intouch, switched left over 1f out, ridden to chase winner soon after, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind On Khee (8-10) at Folkestone 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gs.
