slowly into stride, held up, bumped after 1f, hampered on inside over 7f out, behind final 4f
led, headed 3f out, weakened final furlong
held up in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened inside final furlong
pulled hard, held up, ridden struggling final 4f
prominent, ridden over 2f out, one pace final 2f
in touch, ridden and weakened 4f out
chased leader, led 3f out, ridden, ran green and edged right from well over 1f out, soon clear, eased well inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, stayed on from over 1f out, never near leaders
mid-division, headway over 3f out, hung left from over 1f out, soon went 2nd, no chance with winner
In the maiden, Bewildering, Glory Days and Sadler's Kingdom are shortlisted, with Glory Days given as the choice. Second to Benny The Bat over course and distance on his debut, Bewildering attracted money before running green but still showing promise in finishing second on his debut; his chance is respected. Ed Dunlop's 20,000 guineas son of Tiger Hill, Glory Days, looks to be an interesting newcomer. Mark Johnston's horses are running pretty well and his newcomer Metternich is another to give some thought to, as is Richard Fahey's 130,000 dollars purchase, Sadler's Kingdom, who has a dirt pedigree on his dam's side. Finally, Sir Sandicliffe has shown enough to be given some consideration at this level but, for the selection - with the caveat of 'watch the betting with interest' offered up - we will stick with Glory Days.
