soon outpaced
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, every chance when carried slightly left inside final furlong, ran on (finished 2nd placed 1st following a stewards inquiry)
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, outpaced, stayed on final furlong, never dangerous
slowly into stride, soon outpaced
prominent, ridden to lead 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on (finished 1st, disqualified and placed 2nd following a stewards inquiry)
prominent, ridden and every chance halfway, weakened over 1f out
Tim Easterby's juveniles tend to improve with racing and Princess Cleo can step up on her promising debut to land this modest event, Garvarnie Beau and Categorical appear to be the main rivals. The selection kicked off her career in a decent maiden at York, finishing an excellent sixth behind Romantic Evening. The form has taken a couple of knocks recently but with improvement guaranteed Princess Cleo should have enough ability to land this event. Catergorical improved on his debut effort to finish just a length behind River Crossing and the booking of Jamie Spencer looks significant. Garvanie Beau ran well at Chester last time when dropped to this trip and should be capable of fighting for a place. Half Pint Bill looks the pick of the remainder, but Princess Cleo has plenty of scope for improvement and gets our vote.
At The Bar 7-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, hung right and ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 14l behind Otis B Driftwood (8-11) at W'hampton 5f 2yo sll (6) pol.
Categorical 16-1 (9-0) Behind and soon outpaced, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 1 1/2l behind River Crossing (8-9) at Redcar 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Gavarnie Beau (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Orpsie Boy (8-2) at Chester 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Half Pint Bill 16-1 (8-12) With leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened, last of 9, 16l behind Silver Crest (9-1) at Chester 5f 2yo hcp (5) gf.
Wizard Prince 20-1 (8-9) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 12l behind Louie Louie (9-0) at Brighton 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) frm.
Collette's Choice 33-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride and towards rear, pushed along and hung left over 3f out, never a factor, 11th of 13, 21l behind Silent Times (9-0) at York 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs.
Lady Fas (IRE) 100-1 (8-2) Chased leaders to halfway, 7th of 10, 12l behind Tabaret (9-0) at Beverley 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf.
Princess Cleo 40-1 (8-9) Chased leaders to over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 6l behind Romantic Evening (9-0) at York 6f 2yo mdn aut (4) gd.