tracked leaders, ridden 3rd, keeping on when carried left final furlong
tracked leaders, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up in touch, headway over 2f out, staying on but hanging left final furlong
with leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on well
soon led, headed over 3f out, ridden and under pressure when hanging left final furlong and weakening
towards rear, weakened over 3f out
slowly into stride, towards rear, staying on when not much room on inside, inside final furlong
prominent, ridden 3rd, weakened over 1f out
Speed Dial Harry can defy topweight in the nursery, with Dragon Slayer, Norcroft and Cloann best of the opposition. Speed Dial Harry responded to a first-time visor when landing a moderate selling contest at Southwell in May and progressed to winning a maiden at Hamilton in July. Karl Burke's juvenile has had his limitations exposed since then, but ran a solid race in defeat back at Southwell last time, and does not appear to have a great deal to beat here. He gets the nod over Dragon Slayer who is still learning but who has experience of the track. Norcroft should not reverse recent form with the selection on today's terms, and of the rest, Cloann is interesting. She won a Windsor seller in June but has not been out since, and may be just the type to run up a sequence in nurseries this winter. She is perhaps best watched here though unless the market speaks in her favour, and we prefer the claims of Speed Dial Harry.
