slowly away, in rear, headway and switched right well over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
held up in touch and keen, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, one pace
soon chasing leader, led over 2f out, driven out
in touch, one pace from over 1f out
held up and keen, headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always behind
It should pay to side with CRITICIZE in division two of this maiden; Dreamcoat and Fluster appeal most of the others. Roger Charlton's newcomers usually come on for the experience so it was encouraging to see our selection run so well on his debut at Newbury. He was only narrowly beaten that day and he looks a colt to stay on the right side of. Dreamcoat finished narrowly behind our selection in that Newbury race but he had the benefit of two previous runs and there might be a little more to come from our selection. Fluster is making his racecourse bow here and Mark Johnston has a good strike-rate with his newcomers here so he merits serious consideration. This is not a track where Michael Bell does particularly well with his juveniles so Gassin is readily opposed, returning us to Criticize as the choice.
Bolanderi (USA) 9-2 (9-13) Slowly into stride, soon tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Clovis (9-13) at Kempton 1m 2f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Royal Bloom (IRE) 100-1 (9-10) Always in rear division, no chance final 3f, 11th of 13, 21l behind Strawberrydaiquiri (8-12) at Windsor 1m 3yo fll stks (5) gd in May.
Dreamcoat 5-6fav (9-3) With leader, led 2f out, kept on, one pace and headed inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Prince Of Johanne (9-3) at Newbury 7f 3yo mdn (4) gs in May.
Freedom Fire (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Chased leaders 4f out, 9th of 11, 20l behind Club Tahiti (8-12) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Gassin 10-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 8l behind Close Alliance (9-3) at Great Leighs 1m 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Oct.
Satwa Star (IRE) 80-1 (8-12) In rear, pushed along and headway over 1f out, kept on, 5th of 10, 6l behind Tryst (9-10) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in May.
All For You (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) In touch, switched left 3f out, shaken up over 1f out, no impression, 7th of 15, 8l behind Louise Bonne (9-0) at Goodwood 1m Maiden Fillies Stakes (3yo) (5) gd in May.
Intikama (IRE) 3-1 (8-5) Towards rear, ridden along halfway, headway 2f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Hartley (9-3) at Catterick 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Sep.
Seminal Moment 20-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 20l behind Faldal (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec.
Criticize (USA) 9-1 (9-3) In touch, chased leaders approaching final furlong, ran on well inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 9, ns behind Prince Of Johanne (9-3) at Newbury 7f 3yo mdn (4) gs in May.
Sybil's Surprise 20-1 (10-6) Mid-division, outpaced over 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off, 9th of 11, well behind Double Expresso (11-1) at Southwell 2m 1f mdn NH flat (6) gd in Apr.
Fluster (USA) Street Cry filly out of Bluster.