mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
behind, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
with leaders, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong
close up, keen, ridden halfway, soon weakened
towards rear, driven 4f out, never dangerous
in rear, outpaced, ridden halfway, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on final furlong
chased leaders until ridden and weakened 3f out
close up, ridden halfway, no extra inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden 3f out, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong
mid-division, behind from halfway
The booking of Paul Scallan catches the eye on Eastern Scarlet, and he is fancied to make a winning reappearance, with Hans Christian and Its Ecco Boy the principle dangers. Eastern Scarlet was trained by Kevin Ryan when she won a Musselburgh maiden last year, but did not shape with too much encouragement on her first start for for Linda stubbs when down the field in a polytrack nursery at Lingfield at the end of last year. However, she is well suited by these weights, and with the very useful Irish apprentice on board is fancied to make a winning seasonal debut. Hans Christian was a surprise winner of a Beverley handicap on his reappearance, and Mark Johnston's colt would have major claims on that form, but has been woefully disappointing on his two subsequent starts and it remains to be seen what form he shows here. Its Ecco Boy has something to find on official ratings but Karl Burke's gelding comes here in good heart, having finished a creditable third in a seller at Thirsk last time and it would be no surprise to see him challenging once again here.
