with winner until halfway, ridden and weakened final furlong
in rear, never on terms
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
made most, driven out inside final furlong
awkward start and nearly unseated rider, outpaced, headway and switched right over 1f out, ran on to go 3rd inside final furlong
rider unable to remove blind and unseated rider start
keen tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong
in touch, ridden halfway, one pace final furlong
In an open looking handicap ESUVIA was progressive as a juvenile and as long as that progression continues she can land this with Diman Waters and Dower Glen looking the dangers. Holding a nice looking sprint pedigree the selection improved in three starts as a two-year-old culminating in a victory on her last run. Given that there should be more to come she looks fairly treated on handicap debut and a drop down to the minimum trip shouldn't be a bother. Diman Waters may take some time to mature given he has plenty of scope to improve physically. He ran a fair effort in a nursery on his final start of last season and given he's a year older now we expect better. Dower Glen handles soft ground and has plenty of speed as she showed when finding just the one too good on her debut for this stable two starts back. She's got a bit to prove after her last run but if she bounces back she has every chance. Micky's Knock Off has been running consistently well off this sort of mark over the winter and goes just as well on turf so can be given a chance while you can consider Blue Avon purely on stable form. A tough end to the card but Esuvia should take this as long as she continues to improve.
Hold On Tiger (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 12, 11l behind The Only Boss (9-5) at Catterick 5f 2yo nov stk (4) gd in Oct.
Royal Holiday (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) In touch until weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 11l behind Be A Devil (9-4) at Wolverhampton 7f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Bronze Beau 6-1 (9-3) Reluctant to leave stalls, very slowly away, lost about 10 lengths and lost all chance, 6th of 9, 6l behind Tartufo Dolce (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Nov.
Esuvia (IRE) 6-5fav (8-12) Disputed lead, led over 2f out, ridden and edged right final furlong, ran on, won at Southwell 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Dec beating Boy The Bell (9-3) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Dazeen 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders on outside to over 3f out, soon outpaced and behind, weakened well over 1f out, last of 5, 19l behind Fair Passion (8-7) at Wolverhampton 5f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Koo And The Gang (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Chased winner to 2f out, weakening when carried right approaching final furlong, 10th of 12, 8l behind Living It Large (9-8) at Wolverhampton 5f 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Oct.
Diman Waters (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, raced stands' side, headway to lead after 1f, ridden to be overall leader over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Vilnius (8-6) at Nottingham 5f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) sft in Nov.
Dower Glen 6-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 12, 7l behind Addictive Dream (8-12) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Blue Avon 20-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 14, 15l behind Pullyourfingerout (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo hcp 0-70 (4) gf in Sep.
Micky's Knock Off (IRE) 11-2 (8-10) Tracked leaders, effort when hung right over 1f out, soon chased winner, no impression, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Athwaab (8-9) at Kempton 6f 3yo clm stks (6) pol in Mar.
