mid-division, effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, ridden over 3f out, every chance final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
led, ridden over 3f out, hard ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on
slowly into stride, towards rear, behind from halfway, eased final furlong
held up and pulled hard, ridden and no headway 2f out
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, no impression final furlong
close up, ridden over 3f out, hard ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, edged left and kept on well
mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
With Captain Clipper making limited appeal on his debut this seems destined to go to one of those with racing experience. Gerald Butler's Compton Emerald showed few signs of encouragement on his debut at Goodwood and would need to show improvement to win this. Kevin Ryan's Leonardo de Vinci stayed on at the one pace on soft ground at Haydock on his debut but may not be appreciative of the faster conditions here, while Flighty Fellow looks more exposed than most. The TEAMtalk selection then is for Mark Johnston's North Landing. The son of Storm Bird made much of the running on his Newcastle debut last month before weakening as lack of peak fitness told. However, the stable's youngsters tend to improve with racing and, with more to come over this longer trip, he could be the answer to an intriguing event.
