dwelt, outpaced, ridden and kept on final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, rallied towards finish
in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final strides
dwelt, mid-division, slightly outpaced 2f out, hampered over 1f out, ran on strongly final furlong to lead final strides, won going away
prominent, ridden and short of room halfway, switched left, hung badly left over 1f out, soon eased
tracked leader, ridden and hung left 2f out, edged right and kept on one pace
prominent, ridden and hung left halfway, weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, some headway halfway, kept on final furlong
There is little form for backers to go on in the opening race on the card with the David Evans-trained Just For Leo and Kevin Ryan's Surely This Time the only two of the 10 runners to have run previously and they have an advantage with racing experience but it may be worth siding with ROCHE DES VENTS. Richard Hannon has done little wrong with his juveniles this term and the daughter of Bahamian Bounty certainly takes the eye on breeding so she may well be good enough to win at the first time of asking as so many of the yard's runners have been this term. Mark Johnston's Evening Dress is well bred and has to be considered but the yard does not have many first time out juvenile winners so he is probably best watched, while any market support for Marco Botti's Leiba Leiba would be of interest. Just For Leo has the best form of the pair to have raced and makes more appeal than Surely This Time, while Brian Meehan's Angle Knight is likely to do better after this run. This is not a race that one can be confident about with so little form to go on but Richard Hannon has made a super start to the season and he can have another winner with Roche Des Vents.
Angle Knight (USA) Arch colt out of Safeen.
Just For Leo (IRE) 11-2 (8-12) Led, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Cocktail Charlie (9-3) at Ripon 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd.
Leiba Leiba Librettist colt out of Giusina Mia.
Orientalist Haafhd colt out of Oriental Queen.
Roche Des Vents Bahamian Bounty colt out of Tokyo Rose.
Surely This Time (IRE) 11-2 (8-13) Prominent on inside, faded entering final furlong, 6th of 10, 10l behind Above The Stars (8-8) at Beverley 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd.
Torteval (IRE) Camacho colt out of Hidden Agenda.
Evening Dress Medicean filly out of Miss Hawai.
Key To The Motion (IRE) Kheleyf filly out of Rustle In The Wind.
Till Dawn (IRE) Kheleyf filly out of Tilbrook.
