raced alone stands side, in touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
with winner, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on until no extra and lost 2nd post
chased leaders to 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
made all, quickened clear over 1f out, driven out, impressive
mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 1f, no impression final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and lost place over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen early, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
steadied start, always in rear
slowly into stride, behind, switched inside and headway 2f out, ridden and ran on well inside final furlong to take 2nd post, no chance with winner
Coquet Island, Desert Realm and Masta Plasta look the three to concentrate on in the opener and the vote is given to Masta Plasta. The selection hails from the Howard Johnson yard and he caught the eye on his debut when a good second behind Guest Connections at Hamilton over 6f. He was 5l clear of the rest of the field that day and with the drop in trip unlikely to inconvenience him he looks to have an outstanding chance today. Coquet Island has run well on both of his starts to date and he was a decent third behind Fangorn Forest at Beverley last time. He will need to improve to get his head in front but he remains unexposed and he has a leading chance. Desert Realm finished second behind The Snatcher at York last time which was a decent effort, but he did hang badly to his left when under pressure. However, he was probably not suited by the soft surface that day and with this faster ground in his favour he should go well. Graduate Boy is an interesting newcomer and is worth a second look in the market, but for the winner we return to Masta Plasta.
Coquet Island 5-2fav (9-0) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 13, 2l behind Fangorn Forest (8-9) at Beverley 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in May.
Desert Realm (IRE) 11-4jt-fav (9-0) Led far side group, ridden over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind The Snatcher (9-0) at Ripon 5f 2yo mdn (5) sft in May.
Graduate Boy College Chapel gelding out of 7f winner Lamsonetti.
Masta Plasta (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, led briefly, ran on gamely final furlong, just held, 2nd of 11, hd behind Guest Connections (9-0) at Hamilton 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in May.
Papaspyros (IRE) Fayruz colt out of a moderate racemare.
Rondo Piccolo gelding, half-brother to 5f-6f winner Baltic Wave.
Silent Street Celtic Swing gelding out of Flat and jumps winner Smart Spirit.
Indigo Nights (IRE) Danehill Dancer filly out of 5f winner Bent Al Fala.
