made all on rail, clear final furlong, unchallenged
chased leaders on rail, pushed along halfway, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
fly-jumped leaving stalls, behind, modest 4th final 100 yards
ZAC BROWN showed progressive form in three juvenile outings at York twice and Ripon, performances that put him way ahead of this opposition and David Barron will surely have him sufficiently tuned up to take advantage of what rates a gilt-edged opportunity to lose his maiden tag. Escaping Midge is dropped dramatically in trip after showing little in two starts over much further, so newcomer Blaze It looks the likeliest threat and the market should indicate confidence levels behind the son of Captain Gerrard.
Jiminy 16-1 (9-7) Prominent, lost place before halfway, last of 11, 22l behind Absolute Bearing (9-9) at Redcar 6f amat mdn hcap 0-65 (6) gs in May.
Zac Brown (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on, just held, 2nd of 7, nk behind City Zen (9-0) at York 5f 2yo mdn (3) gd in Oct.
Blaze It Captain Gerrard filly out of Hillside Heather.
Escaping Midge (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Keen early, led narrowly, headed over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 7, 13l behind Moohaarib (9-5) at Ripon 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd.
Parisian Melody 33-1 (8-1) Chased leaders in rear far side, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 13, 13l behind Lexington Rose (8-8) at Ripon 5f 2yo flls mdn auc stks (5) gd in Apr '13.