tracked leaders, lost place over 6f out, rallied 5f out, weakened 2f out
held up well in rear, never on terms
held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
led 3f, remained prominent, weakened over 5f out, tailed off
prominent, raced keenly, went 2nd 7f out, swished tail several times after, led 3f out, headed well over 1f out, soon beaten
held up, headway 5f out, led well over 1f out, soon edged left and ridden clear, ran on well
pressed leader, led after 3f, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, strong headway on inside over 2f out, never in contention and soon weakened
Isabelonabicycle is better than her last performance showed and while the commentator prays that one isn't involved in a close finish we'll side with EL BRAVO while perennial near miss merchant Jonnie Skull should also be involved at the business end of things. Champion Jockey Ryan Moore takes the ride for the first time on the pick and his assistance should be able to ensure the expected improvement in this one. He narrowly missed out on dumping the maidens tag last time and with the exception of Isabelonabicycle this looks like weaker opposition. Isabelonabicycle didn't seem to progress well from a promising debut when disappointing as favourite on her last run. That debut though saw her only find a promising type for this level too good and Andrew Balding will have this one ready after a break. Jonnie Skull just keeps finding one or two too good but at least his last run looks better in the context of Green Agenda's performance at Musselburgh this week and he should be close again. If Dawn Wind can put in an improved effort she could figure in the place money at a bigger price but El Bravo should be the one to be on.
Haldibari (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 16, 16l behind Bold Choice (8-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f mdn stks (5) sft in Apr '08.
Aston Boy 4-1 (8-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, soon struggling and lost place, 7th of 9, 7l behind Carlton Scroop (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcap (6) pol in Jan.
Sweet Request 25-1 (8-4) Mid-division, lost place 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 12, 4l behind Shanafarahan (8-7) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Mar.
Dawn Wind 12-1 (9-6) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 8, 11l behind Drussell (8-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (6) pol in Mar.
Grange Corner 100-1 (8-1) Towards rear, reminders after 2f, pushed along over 4f out, soon struggling, 5th of 8, 29l behind Red Tarn (8-13) at Southwell 1m 3f app mdn stks (6) fbs in Jan.
Isabelonabicycle 4-5fav (8-12) Reared leaving stalls, soon mid-division, ridden over 3f out, drifted to centre of course and raced alone from over 2f out, went third over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Mvuto (8-12) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
El Bravo 3-1 (8-4) Held up in touch, left in lead well over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Sehoy (8-4) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Jonnie Skull (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, one pace, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Just Five (9-0) at Southwell 1m 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Mar.
Telling Stories (IRE) 25-1 (7-7) Keen in rear, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 13, 4l behind Amazing Blue Sky (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo clm stks (5) pol in Dec.
