tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced over 3f out, weakened and eased final 2f
slowly into stride, behind, reminders halfway, lost touch over 3f out, soon weakened and eased
behind, outpaced halfway, ridden over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd near finish, never troubled leaders
tracked leaders, headway to challenge 3f out, carried head high and edged left over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to go 2nd 1f out, no chance with winner
led, headed after 4f, remained in touch, led again and hung right over 2f out, ridden clear when wandered inside final furlong, comfortably
raced keenly, soon in touch, led after 4f, heaeded 4f out, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon beaten
towards rear, headway on outside to lead 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, no impression approaching final furlong
Bagber is likely to be in warm order in the market but we'll take a chance that ORNITHOLOGY can begin to live up to early expectations and take this maiden with Final Victory also likely to be involved. The selection was obviously well regarded by connections having been thrown in at the deep end on debut and it was no surprise he was well held by the likes of Crowded House and leading Derby contender Alwaary. He later narrowly missed out on landing a better maiden than this on his third start and after an encouraging re-appearance he should go well in this lesser grade. Bagber has a bit to find on the pick based on official ratings but this Diktat colt has been running well of late with limited success and should benefit for this step up in trip. Final Victory is one of the least exposed here and improved from his debut effort to place in a similar race over this trip where the form has been franked last time. Kaloni is given a chance on the BHA ratings but this looks a bit of a test after 218 days off while the only other to consider is Northside Prince who seems to have trained on well for Alan Swinbank. Another tricky maiden to consider then but Ornithology has us twitching more than most.
Johnny Rocket (IRE) 33-1 (9-10) Always towards rear, never on terms, 9th of 12, 29l behind Autumn Harvest (9-13) at Thirsk 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd.
Thornton George 66-1 (10-12) Mid-division, dropped rear over 4f out, 10th of 12, 37l behind Born To Perform (11-5) at Southwell 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in Apr.
One Tou Many 28-1 (8-7) Always rear division, 8th of 11, 22l behind Eton Fable (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Bagber 14-1 (8-13) Keen hold early, prominent, led 7f out, hung badly left entering straight, soon straightened and kept narrow advantage, headed 3f out, stayed challenging under pressure, hanging badly left from over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 4th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Featherweight (8-8) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn auc stks (5) gf.
Final Victory 11-4 (8-7) Tracked winner, ridden to join winner 3f out, driven over 1f out, switched right entering final furlong, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 2 1/4l behind King Of Wands (8-7) at Folkestone 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Apr.
Orthology (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 12l behind Chiberta King (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Kaloni (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) In touch, pushed along 3f out, effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Atabaas Allure (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Oct.
Northside Prince (IRE) 80-1 (9-3) Held up behind leaders, effort when not much room and switched right over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 13, 16l behind Native Ruler (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
