close up, ridden to chase winner over 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden clear over 1f out
close up, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon ridden in rear, never troubled leaders
chased leaders over 4f
held up, headway over 2f out, kept on one pace
broke well, pulled hard, soon steadied and held up, weakened 3f out
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on one pace
slowly into stride, always towards rear
slowly into stride, held up mid-division, never troubled leaders
slowly into stride, keen, soon chased leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, ran on nearest finish
Ed Dunlop and Mick Channon both introduce interesting newcomers here in the shape of Thara'a and Victory Lap respectively but we prefer to side with one with experience on the surface and the vote goes to Hawkit, who gets the verdict over Bethanys Boy. The last mentioned has raced mainly over shorter but showed when second over this trip at Redcar last month that a mile would be well within his compass. However, Brian Ellison¿s gelding failed to sparkle at Wolverhampton on his all-weather debut last month and, along with Carriacou, he is probably best watched until showing signs of reproducing turf form on the sand. The John Jenkins-trained Amwell Brave ran with credit in a handicap at Lingfield last month and has to be respected. Thara'a is a well-related daughter of Desert Prince, while Victory Lap a daughter of Grand Lodge. Neither would need to be out of the ordinary to win this first time out but preference is for Hawkit. Jamie Osborne¿s gelding has been placed in all four of his starts so far and a reproduction of any of those runs may well suffice.
