started very slowly, outpaced and always well behind
went right start, soon in touch and pushed along, switched left well over 1f out, ridden to chase leaders inside final furlong, driven and stayed on to lead last strides
slight lead until 2f out, pressed leaders and every chance over 1f out, weakened final 110 yards
pushed right start, soon chased leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden, ran green and weakened over 1f out
started slowly, behind, recovered and in touch halfway, green hung left and one pace over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon pushed along towards rear, struggling final 2f
with leaders, led 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, just out stayed and headed final strides
pushed left start, soon chasing leaders on stand rail, led narrowly 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra final 100 yards
Richard Hannon's juveniles have once again started the season with a bang, so we'll take his ROYAL EXCHANGE to get the better of Red Marling and Foghorn Leghorn. Our selection is out of a Grand Lodge mare and many of his offspring are fast juveniles, whilst Richard Hannon's first four juveniles all won at the first time of asking. The yard have had success in this race too with a well-backed winner in 2006 and a second last year, so everything points towards a big run from this colt. Barry Hills has had a solid if unspectacular start to the season and Red Marling should run well with his son Michael aboard. This colt is bred to be a decent two-year-old and is related to a couple of horses who ran well on debut and can get the better of Foghorn Leghorn, who may just come on for this run although the same connections landed this race in 2007 with the smart Winker Watson. Prophet In A Dream is bred to be a precocious sort and needs a market check along with Memen who is related to debut winners and whose yard can land a tilt, whilst once-raced Shafqaan shouldn't be totally discounted as the yard's runners tend to improve for a run. Rojo Boy and Klammer are others to watch in the market despite the fact they don't make obvious paper appeal, but in an interesting contest marginal preference is for Royal Exchange.
Honourable Knight (IRE) Celtic Swing colt out of Deemeh.
Klammer Exceed And Excel colt out of Aymara.
Memen (IRE) Verglas colt out of Pride Of My Heart.
Prophet In A Dream Fath colt out of Princess Dariyba.
Red Marling (IRE) Danehill Dancer colt out of Marling.
Rojo Boy Red Ransom colt out of Way To The Stars.
Royal Exchange Royal Applause colt out of Diamond Lodge.
Shafgaan 3-1fav (9-3) Chased winner, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened and lost 2 places near finish, 4th of 8, 4l behind Novabridge (9-3) at Folkestone 5f 2yo mdn (5) hvy.
Foghorn Leghorn Medicean colt out of Dance Away.
