close up, led over 4f out, ridden over 2f, soon headed, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and not much room on inner over 3f, switched to outer and headway over 2f, ran on to take 2nd close home
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 3f out
chased leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, soon headed, kept on same pace
prominent, ridden to lead well over 1f out, soon clear
towards rear, ridden over 3f out, headway over 2f out, no impression final furlong
slowly away, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
pushed along in mid-division, hampered over 4f out on inner, soon lost place, stayed on final 2f
led, headed over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
Hawkit is given another chance to land that elusive first win with Denver, Arctic Queen, Kingsmaite and Music Mix catching the eye as possible alternatives. The Jamie Osborne-trained selection has finished second or third in each of his five races to date, and was a beaten favourite over course and distance last time he ran, which was six days ago. That form equates to a mark in the low 70s so, while that is not out-of-the-ordinary, he still has a lot of ticks in the right boxes. Denver is interesting in that this 770,000 euros purchase has his first run for Brian Meehan after showing promise for Aidan O'Brien in Ireland. The newcomer Arctic Queen could also play a part. A half-sister to the same stable's winning fair handicapper Arctic Desert, she would not have to be exceptional to play a part at the first time of asking. Kingsmaite's second here last time over seven furlongs gives him a shout for a place, while the best of Cottingham's Turf form suggests that the same can be said of him. Music Mix regressed here last time from a reasonable debut effort so needs to do something to win back the voters. In this particular election, we'll give Hawkit another chance.
