always in rear, never a factor
raced wide close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
keen tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on
soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders
in touch, ridden when not much room over 1f out, no impression final furlong
held up, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out
Plenty with claims in this including Baadi and North America, who both finished runner-up at Nottingham on their respective latest starts. Plane Song made the frame at Windsor on his racecourse debut in April and can figure but Mediate is having his first outing for nearly a year after a third at Carlisle. ARGUS was not beaten far when fifth on his introduction at Newmarket and a couple of subsequent winners have come out of the race. Ralph Beckett's colt gets the nod on that form.
Fledermaus (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Went left start, in rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 15l behind Stellaire (8-11) at Redcar 1m mdn auc stks (6) gf in May.
Mediate 9-2 (9-0) Pushed along early soon close up, green and lost place 5f out, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on to go a never dangerous 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 11l behind Scallop (8-9) at Carlisle 1m 1f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun '14.
Argus (IRE) 3-1fav (9-5) Tracked leaders after 1f, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 4l behind Winter House (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (4) gf in Apr.
Baadi 25-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, closed over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Raw Impulse (9-5) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) sft in May.
North America 6-4 (9-2) With leader, led after 2f, clear 2f out, ridden when hard pressed 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied towards finish, just failed, 2nd of 5, shd behind Shalabina (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Apr.
Plane Song (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Stated slowly, held up in rear, pushed along and green over 4f out, steady headway on outside 2f out, pushed along and stayed on steadily into 3rd inside final furlong, not pace of leading duo, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Isamol (9-5) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Ziggert (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 19l behind Sahaafy (9-5) at Newbury 1m 3yo mdn (4) gf in Apr.
Liberty Sky (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Close up, lost place over 6f out, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 12l behind Goring (9-5) at Beverley 1m 3yo mdn aut (5) gf in Apr.
