chased leader until over 6f out, remained prominent, led inside final furlong, ran on well
held up, went 2nd over 6f out, led over 2f out, ridden and edged right just over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner
raced keenly, set moderate pace, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, lost 3rd near finish
raced in 4th, niggled along 3f out, outpaced by leaders well over 1f out, took 3rd near finish
Withdrawn
Nonrunner
THE WILY WOODCOCK is put forward as the pick in this maiden; Roses and Rambling Dancer look the best of the alternatives. The selection was having his first run for his new yard last time and he wasn't beaten far when third behind Templetuohy Max. The stable do well with this type of horse and further progress will make him hard to beat. Rambling Dancer has got some decent form in Ireland and it will be interesting to see if he is the subject of any market support on his debut here. The market could also prove a useful guide to the chance of Alan Swinbank's newcomer Roses. Tom Dascombe's yard are going well and Brouhaha has shown enough promise on the turf to make him of interest. But this does look a good opportunity for The Wily Woodcock who is selected to open his account.
Rambling Dancer (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Towards rear, headway to 7th 2f out, ridden into 5th 1f out, kept on well final furlong to 2nd close home, just failed, 2nd of 14, shd behind Countess Petrushka (9-12) at Dundalk 1m hcp 45-70 pol.
That'll Do Nicely (IRE) 25-1 (9-6) Bumped start, effort on outside over 2f out, plugged on, 6th of 13, 11l behind Shamali (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol in Nov.
The Wily Woodcock 3-1 (9-5) Held up, headway well over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 1/2l behind Templetuohy Max (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol.
Glamoroso (IRE) 200-1 (9-3) Behind, one pace from 3f out, 5th of 10, 40l behind Scarab (9-3) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stk (5) hvy in Nov.
Brouhaha 15-2 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders, 10th of 12, 12l behind Last Sovereign (9-11) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Aug.
Alloro 50-1 (9-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, outpaced, last of 5, 43l behind Great Charm (8-13) at Southwell 7f mdn aut stk (6) fbs in Apr.
Brave Optimist (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Always behind, 10th of 11, well behind Cape Express (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol.
Roses Muhtarram filly, half-sister to winning hurdler Greenwood Tree and miler Submissive.
