mid-division, pushed along half way, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, not quicken
in touch, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure to lead well inside final furlong
swerved right start, always behind and outpaced
behind, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders
tracked leader, headway 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed and no extra well inside last
soon behind and outpaced, ridden and stayed on final two furlongs, never dangerous
dwelt, soon outpaced in rear, ridden and kept on final 2f, never on terms
chased leaders 3f, soon weakened
close up, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
A big field but, unless one of the newcomers is out of the ordinary, it will be a surprise if Queen Of Bulgaria is not good enough to beat Fitzwarren and Little Jimbob. The selection improved on her debut effort when a close fourth behind Silent Revenge in a Wolverhampton maiden last time and, with further improvement to come, the daughter of Imperial Ballet is taken to open her account. Little Jimbob ran with credit when fourth behind Ali's Oasis on his debut at Musselburgh and rates the main danger. Fitzwarren took advantage of a decent draw when second at Beverley on his debut but did not progress from that on a return visit to the same venue. Karl Burke's Backofthenet, a son of Timeless Times, makes most appeal of the newcomers but Queen Of Bulgaria sets a fair standard and should take plenty of beating.
