held up mid-division, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, behind, never dangerous
held up, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace final furlong
in touch, effort over 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, soon one pace
led, hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression
prominent, driven to challenge over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, mid-division, chased leaders over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
prominent, driven to challenge over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened over 1f out
held up in mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well
held up, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, mid-division, weakened over 2f out
tracked leaders, raced keenly, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on
chased leaders, effort over 3f out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
Rob Roy gets the vote in the opener, with fellow newcomers Miss Particular and Bravemore two more to merit a mention. With plenty of unexposed talent on view, Rob Roy can only be given a tentative vote, but he is reportedly one to follow judged on recent homework, and is entered for next year's Vodafone Derby. Miss Particular is one of three Barry Hills entries, with son Michael opting to partner the daughter of Sadler's Wells who is bred to get middle distances next year. The stable won this last year with Secret Charm so will be keen to do well again. Bravemore is another worthy of note, with Brian Meehan doing well with his two-year-olds. The son of Diesis holds no fancy engagements yet could be sharp enough here. Compared to some of his stablemates, Expeditious is a cheap purchase and has not been talked up. The son of American sire Forestry has worked well enough at home to be considered sharp enough, but Frankie Dettori prefers Sugitani who has had the benefit of an outing. In truth this is going to be a guessing game and only a small stake is recommended on Rob Roy, with the video recorder set up to make a note of what happens for future reference.
