held up, smooth headway 4f out, led well over 1f out, clear final furlong, comfortably
held up towards rear, kept on final 2f, never near leaders
held up, ridden halfway, plugged on final 3f, never dangerous
held up, well behind final 2f, eased, tailed off
chased leaders, ridden and one pace final 3f
led until 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, pushed along 6f out, no headway final 3f
prominent, outpaced 3f out, no danger after
took keen hold tracking leaders, led 3f out, headed well over 1f out, kept on but no chance with winner
chased leaders, lost place at halfway, behind when hung left over 5f out, tailed off
held up, prominent after 3f, lost place halfway, last when hung left, carried wide and hit rail 5f out, tailed off
prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on one pace
soon prominent, weakened quickly 4f out, virtually pulled up final 2f, tailed off
Zipalong Lad and One Of The Boys both showed promise first time out but it may be worth taking a chance with the newcomer Calusa Charlie. The selection takes the eye on pedigree being an Old Vic half-brother to several winners and any market move for Brendan Powell's gelding should be noted. Zipalong Lad found just Billyandi too good on his debut over course and distance earlier this month and a reproduction of that effort would see him go close, while One Of The Boys met trouble in running on his debut and is entitled to go close from a stable with a good record in bumpers. Shining Joy has point-to-point experience and could be interesting on his rules debut, while a market move for either of the Richard Phillips-trained runners Chastleton Boy and Royal Cliche would be of interest. Calusa Charlie makes plenty of appeal on his debut though and he gets the vote.
