chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened over 2f out
prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out
prominent, ridden and lead briefly over 2f out, chased winner, every chance well inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd towards finish
difficult loading in stalls, always towards rear
slight lead until halfway, soon weakened and behind
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon every chance, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, led over 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, no extra and headed close home
always towards rear
held up, goood headway near side tracking leaders halfway, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to lead close home
slowly into stride, outpaced towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
difficult loading in stalls, well off the pace in rear, some headway far side over 2f out, soon no impression
prominent, led halfway until over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
Blue Army has been showing good pace before fading but the fact that he's been sent here in an attempt to lose his maiden tag suggests he's not very well regarded. Maggie's Diamond has had two runs on ground with plenty of give and today's faster conditions may be more to her liking. She can go well but DUELLING DRAGON is given the vote. David Barron's charge started favourite on his debut on Polytrack in February and didn't reappear until earlier this month when he still looked very green. He'll have learnt from that and can get off the mark. Playtothewhistle has only run at Southwell so it's anyone's guess how he'll react to Turf but Ribblehead has a nice pedigree and with Tim Easterby in good form he's one to note in the market.
Byronaissance Byron gelding out of Renaissance Lady.
Wild Hill Boy 100-1 (9-13) Mid-division and keen, riden over 3f out, never dangerous, last of 14, 22l behind Bombardment (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf.
Abbotsfield (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, outpaced 4f out, soon ridden and lost place, behind 3f out, last of 7, 34l behind Xclusive (9-5) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) fbs in Jan.
Bond's Gift 100-1 (9-8) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never dangerous, 6th of 13, 7l behind Pageant Belle (8-9) at Doncaster 7f fll mdn stks (5) gf.
Ely Valley 12-1 (8-4) Chased leading pair until pushed along over 3f out, weakened soon after, tailed off final 2f, last of 8, 48l behind Tinseltown (9-12) at Catterick 1m 4f app hcp (6) gf.
Blue Army 12-1 (9-4) Soon tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 6l behind Bombardment (9-4) at Nottingham 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf.
Duelling Dragon (USA) 12-1 (9-5) Towards rear, never a factor, 5th of 13, 7l behind Jailawi (9-5) at Doncaster 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Playtothewhistle 6-1 (8-10) Raced wide tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 7l behind Moonlight Venture (8-10) at Southwell 1m mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Mar.
Ribblehead (USA) Arch colt out of Moolakaya.
Heavenly River (FR) 12-1 (8-12) Prominent, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 14, 6l behind Barleycorn Lady (8-9) at Newcastle 1m mdn flls stks (5) sft in Apr.
Highfield Lass Cayman Kai filly out of Jendorcet.
Maggie's Diamond 5-2 (8-12) In touch in mid-division, not much room after 1f, lost place 5f out, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Mu'ajiza (9-8) at Beverley 7f mdn stks (5) gs in Jun.
Soviet Union (IRE) Soviet Star filly out of Miznapp.
Sweet Lily Pea (USA) 8-1 (8-11) Awkward start and slowly into stride, held up, some late headway, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 4l behind Ermine Ruby (8-13) at Lingfield 7f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
