prominent, taken to far side to chase leader after 2f, not clear run 2f out, led over 1f out, never on terms with near side
prominent, taken to far side after 2f, edged left 2f out, headed and weakened over 1f out, not on terms with near side
led near side, hard ridden 2f out, driven and hung badly left inside final furlong, headed near finish
soon ridden along to chase leaders, challenged just inside final furlong, not quicken
outpaced early, headway to challenge over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead near finish
prominent near side, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders near side, weakened final furlong
Soonest is just preferred in this decent juvenile contest, ahead of Crafty Fancy, Shank On Fourteen and Under My Spell. Richard Hannon's colt showed plenty of encouragement when second to a well-regarded sort at Newmarket on his debut, and followed that up with a convincing win at Bath. He possesses plenty of scope, and is just preferred in what looks like a very competitve race. Crafty Fancy won nicely over course and distance on her second start and handles this surface so is clearly a danger, along with Shank On Fourteen, who has improved with every run so far and hails from the Karl Burke stable who has a crop of particularly speedy juveniles this season. Of the rest, Chester third Under My Spell should be thereabouts under Pat Eddery, and is just preferred to the relatively exposed Mac Love and Pontefract scorer Russian Valour.