missed break, soon outpaced, kept on final furlong, not troubled leaders
chased leader, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon tracking leaders, headway 2f out, stayed to lead inside final furlong, kept on
towards rear, soon pushed along, never dangerous
led, ridden 2f out, hung left and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
A field of seven assemble for the opener, with only Birikina having public form, a debut win at Hamilton. She will do well to defy a penalty for landing that newcomers affair at the Scottish track though and faces an uphill task against David Loder's newcomer Howick Falls. The American-bred has been well entered up over the next few weeks and has the Redcar Two-Year-Old Trophy as his autumn target. he has been working well enough at home by all accounts to warrant support first time. Mark Johnstone saddles Waterstone, a son of Cape Cross who is closely related high-class sprinter Millstream, and he too can make his presence felt. However, Howick Falls gets the vote.