very slowly into stride, always well in rear
tracked winner, effort 2f out, ridden and lost reins inside final furlong, no chance with winner
held up and behind, ridden halfway, kept on one pace 2f out
held up and took keen hold mid-division, effort and not much room approaching final furlong, no chance and soon eased
prominent, chased leaders 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, always in rear, never dangerous
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on, nearest finish
very slowly into stride, always behind
chased leaders until ridden and weakened 2f out
held and behind, effort 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway under pressure 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not pace to challenge
slowly into stride, towards rear, stayed on under pressure over 1f out, nearest finish
chased winner until ridden and weakened over 1f out
The outcome of the second division of the juvenile maiden looks more difficult to predict with some interesting newcomers in the field such as Isengard (Brian Meehan) and Flowerdrum (William Haggas). Both make plenty of appeal on breeding and represent stables that are more than capable of readying a first-time out juvenile winner so should be closely monitored in the market. Of those to have raced previously, Formalise holds the best form credentials and is handed the TEAMtalk vote. The son of Forzando was unfancied on his debut last month but belied his odds when a close third over this trip in a similar event at Chepstow. With improvement to come and having shown his effectiveness on the forecast good to firm going, Toby Balding¿s charge looks the one to beat. American Embassy is bred in the purple, being a half-brother to former July Cup hero Green Desert, but needs to show significant improvement on a poor debut effort while Figliolo has not progressed as expected and looks worth opposing.
