slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, headway 5f out, weakened over 1f out, hampered inside final furlong
soon in touch, lost place 4f out, weakened over 1f out
led, headed 2f out, hung left and weakened inside final furlong
steadied start, held up, switched right over 1f out, hung left and ran on inside final furlong, took 2nd post, no chance with winner
soon steadied, held up, raced keenly, hung left 2f out, soon weakened
pressed leader, led 2f out, soon headed, edged right, outpaced by winner inside final furlong, lost 2 places last strides
always prominent, led well over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on well
slowly into stride, mid-division, shaken up 2f out, never troubled leaders
There's no doubt that ROMAN GLORY sets the standard and it will be a huge disappointment to all involved if he can't win his maiden. Standpoint and Falcon Rock are the obstacles that he'll have to overcome. Defeat in a Brighton maiden may have appeared disappointing at first but the winner finished in the frame in the Lingfield Oaks Trial on Saturday so it would appear that he was just unfortunate to bump into a good one. The form of his other races is working out well enough too as, prior to Brighton, he was third to Listed winner Redwood when in front of Above Average. Standpoint has returned a beaten favourite on all three starts since making his debut and clearly has his limitations but it's debateable whether the difference of 22lbs in the official ratings is a true reflection of the gap in their ability. It's difficult to look beyond that pair with Falcon Rock likely to be seen to better effect once handicapping following two runs in the French provinces for his previous trainer and it's difficult to know where Roman Glory could go next if he can't win this.
Falcon Rock (IRE) (8-11) 2nd of 3, 1/2l behind Long John Silver (8-11) at Le Croise-Laroche(FR) 1m 1f stk hvy in Nov.
Just Oscar (GER) 66-1 (9-13) Close up, tracked leader halfway, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 8, 9l behind True Decision (8-5) at Southwell 7f mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Mar.
Paul's Pet 100-1 (9-10) Always in rear, 8th of 11, 14l behind Secret Witness (8-12) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol.
Love In The Park 50-1 (9-9) Bumped start, raced wide, headway on outside halfway, driven and hung left 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 12, 8l behind Respite (8-12) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Plaka (FR) 25-1 (8-8) Prominent until carried very wide bend over 2f out, not recover, 13th of 15, 40l behind Annes Rocket (8-2) at Warwick 1m app hcp 0-60 (6) gf.
Doc Jones (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, one pace, 4th of 17, 3l behind Devil You Know (9-3) at Nottingham 6f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Nouailhas 25-1 (8-8) Ran green leaving stalls, always behind, 8th of 9, 26l behind Larkham (8-11) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Apr.
Roman Glory (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 15, 10l behind Crowded House (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2yo stks G1 (1) gd in Oct.
Standpoint 11-4fav (9-0) Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Time Medicean (9-0) at Pontefract 6f mdn stks (5) fm in Apr.
Bertie's Birthday (IRE) Elnadim filly out of Goldfinch.
Inside Trade (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Mid-division until weakened 2f out, 9th of 12, 24l behind Border Patrol (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3yo mdn (4) sft in Apr.
