held up and behind, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, ran on strongly to go clear inside final furlong, easily
chased leader, led 6f out, headed well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up towards rear, headway on inside 4f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace
took keen hold, held up in touch, pressed leader 3f out, one pace final 2f
led, headed 6f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 2f out
chased leaders, led well over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, stayed on final furlong to go clear of remainder but no chance with winner
always behind
Suivez Moi is going the right way and can land the finale at the expense of Lilac Mist and Transvestite, with Count Kristo worth noting. None of these line up with a recent win to their credit, and Cloonavery and Alfie Noakes make their belated return to the track. Suivez Moi seems to be improving with each run though and is out to make amends for his defeat at Pontefract where he was asked to try and make all of the running. He was only worn down close home by Venetian King though, and off a similar mark here, the same tactics can pay off. Lilac Mist was only just denied at Newcastle the time before last, and then found the 12 furlongs too much at Haydock. It is not hard to see Henry Cecil's filly being involved, while Transvestite is tough sort who always seems to be in there without being good enough. Count Kristo looked to have a bright future when chasing home Etlaala here last August, but has failed to settle this year. He failed to go into the stalls at Windsor, but ran fairly well despite taking a keen hold when finally making it to the track at Haydock in May. He will probably need this outing as well, and we fancy Suivez Moi to come good.
Cloonavery (IRE) 2-1fav (8-11) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged right, ran on, won at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn aut (E4) pol in Oct beating Desperation (8-8) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Alfie Noakes 11-10fav (8-12) Dwelt, soon in touch, not much room and lost place over 4f out, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Musical Day (8-5) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn aut (E3) pol in Oct.
Transvestite (IRE) 7-1 (8-6) Tracked leader, ridden to chase over 3f out, led approaching 1f out, headed inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Danehill Willy (8-12) at Epsom 1m 2f stk 0-80 (4) gf.
Lilac Mist 7-2 (8-2) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace final 2f, 4th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Consular (8-7) at Haydock 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gd in Jun.
Count Kristo 7-1 (8-10) Keen, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Rawdon (9-11) at Haydock 1m 3f mdn stk (4) gf in May.
Young Mick 22-1 (8-9) Led, headed over 8f out, tracked leader after, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 15l behind Inchloch (8-10) at Leicester 1m 2f mdn aut stk (5) gf.
Suivez Moi (IRE) 3-1jt-fav (9-0) Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on until headed well inside final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 6, nk behind Venetian King (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo stk 0-70 (5) gf.
Halcyon Express (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, hung left over 1f out, no impression on leaders, 7th of 13, 8l behind High Bray (8-12) at Brighton 1m hcp (5) gf in Apr.
