held up, headway 6f out, ridden and weakened 3f out
led after 2f, remained close up till over 5f out
close up till halfway
slowly into stride, soon recovered, raced wide and in touch, weakened 4f out
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 4f out
in touch, ridden and chased leaders 4f out, weakened well over 2f out
keen, led 2 furlongs, not much room 8f out, lost place, pushed along halfway, headway over 2f out, kept on, never dangerous
in touch, led well over 5f out, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one pace
in touch, joint leader 5f out, led 2f out, soon ridden and hung left, ridden out
in touch, weakened over 3f out
Another large field goes to post for this maiden but on closer inspection not many can be given a serious chance of winning and the principals look to be Front Rank, Fall In Line and Parknasilla and the confident vote goes to Front Rank. The three year old was 13 lengths in front of Fall In Line when they were second and third respectively behind Amandus at Wolverhampton last time and off similar terms here he should confirm his superiority over that rival. Parknasilla would have a chance on her best turf form but she has had plenty of chances and is unproven on this surface. Of the remainder Little Sky was second to Teresa last time out over 14 furlongs and is not sure to be suited by the step down in trip so we are happy to side with Front Rank.