held up and keen, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
led early, with leader, ridden 2f out, led again 1f out, ran on
chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quickened inside final furlong
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
soon led, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra
Sam's Secret was caught close home over York's six furlongs on her debut so Jeremy Glover's filly should be ideally suited over today's stiff five and is preferred to Open Verdict and Cesar Manrique. The last mentioned has a bit to find with Alan Berry's Alexia Rose on running over course and distance last week but the Barry Hills-trained colt had little luck in running that day and is expected to reverse that form. However, the fast ground may not be in his favour and a bigger threat may come from the Alan Jarvis-trained Open Verdict for who the booking of Kieren Fallon takes the eye. Being by the mudlark Tomba, Aynsley would probably want a softer surface and of more interest may be Henry Candy's newcomer Seamus Shindig, particularly if the market speaks in his favour. Sam's Secret has an obvious chance on the evidence of his York run though and is hard to oppose.
