led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
broke well, soon mid-division, headway on inside 2f out but never nearer
chased leaders, soon lost position and behind
held up mid-division, ridden along 3f out but never dangerous
prominent, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear
slowly into stride, steady headway on outside 5f out, ridden and lead over 1f out, driven out edging right inside final furlong but kept on well
soon chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
keen and held up in touch, headway on inside 3f out, ridden over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong
held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and hung left when going 2nd 1f out, kept on without troubling winner
A chance is taken on Lord Of Dreams to beat two unexposed types in Jeudi and Keel in this 7f maiden. David Arbuthnot doesn't have many runners on the all-weather and, in truth, it's slightly disappointing Lord Of Dreams has failed to break his maiden tag after eights starts His latest effort, arguably his best, came over an extended mile and, sensibly, his trainer has brought him back to seven furlongs. Fergal Lynch has been re-united with the gelding and an added bonus is the horse has a perfect draw in stall one, vital with the turn less than 100 yards from the start. Jamie Osborne has his horses in great trim and has already bagged a couple of winners this week. His runner, Keel, is coming back off his break - a deliberate ploy by Osborne so it is not necessarily seen as a handicap. For Keel to win here, he would have needed to have improved from two to three as the pick of his juvenile form isn't good enough, but that is possible, even though Robert Winston prefers to ride Pab Special for Karl Burke. Michael Fenton takes over. Jeudi is an interesting contender. Sir Mark Prescott's runner was beaten a long way by a possible Listed runner in Miss Highjinks at Lingfield and the market, always an important aspect with this yard, is an important issue. Having healthy horses is vital for winners and none are running better than Karl Burke's. With a team of 20 to run before the grass season starts, his Pab Special has the highest BHB rating. The son of City On The Hill was noted making late headway against Lunar Express over 7f but may require an extra furlong. Pab Special could well start favourite but the nod is given to Lord Of Dreams to improve David Arbuthnot's impressive strike rate.
Indian Edge 10-1 (8-7) Dwelt, headway 2f out, not clear run and hit rails inside last, soon eased, 10th of 13, 6l behind Legacy (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f (7) pol.
Lord of Dreams (IRE) 2-1fav (9-0) Led, ridden 1f out, weakened and headed close home, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Heartcrusher (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol in Dec.
Jeudi 16-1 (9-0) Slowly away, ran green in rear, well behind final 2f, last of 12, 19l behind Miss Highjinks (8-9) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn (5) pol.
Keel (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, keen on outside in rear, brief effort halfway, 6th of 7, 6l behind Flower Market (8-9) at Brighton 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.
Nilsatisoptimum (USA) 11-2 (9-4) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 3l behind Welsh Dragon (8-10) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol.
Ockums Razor (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) Chased winner, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 16, 5l behind Rothesay Dancer (8-9) at Catterick 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Oct.
Pab Special (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) In touch until ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f, 5th of 12, 6l behind Lunar Express (8-9) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Dec.
Nut (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Behind, soon ridden along, headway 1f out, nearest finish, 10th of 18, 4 1/2l behind Lucayos (8-4) at Bath 5f 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.
