slowly into stride, mid-division, pushed along and progress to chase leaders 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
held up, headway over 2f out, no further progress
held up behind, headway on inside final furlong, never nearer
slightly hampered start, took keen hold, tracked leaders, led 2f out, hard ridden and edged right just inside final furlong, ran on
led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
chased leader, led over 3f out, headed 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace
always prominent, went 2nd over 3f out, every chance over 2f out, hung left over 1f out, weawkened inside final furlong
took keen hold tracking leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
edged right leaving stalls, in rear, ridden 5f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off
In this maiden contest, Fairly Honest gets the call ahead of History Boy and Stanley George. Fairly Honest's form reads pretty well coming into this race and a race of this nature looks to be well within his compass. His third behind Salient last time has since received a good boost with that horse winning and, given that he acts on Lingfield's Polytrack, must have a chance of doing so here. Watch how Tivers Song goes in the previous race on the card for Born West was seventh in the same contest that that horse ran in at Kempton when debuting and showing promise. Heart Of Cornwall represents the Godolphin operation but he will need to build substantially on his Nottingham debut if he is to feature today although that run, admittedly, came on testing going. History Boy's form is pretty solid for this level, so give him some thought, as is Stanley George's and he has proven himself adept over course and distance. Finally, the Mark Johnston-trained Zar Solitario cost 260,000 euros and is one to watch in the betting but, for the selection, we will stick with Fairly Honest.
Born West (USA) 5-1 (9-3) Held up, pushed along 4f out, never near leaders, 7th of 12, 6l behind Maraca (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn (5) pol.
Butlers Best 33-1 (9-3) Steadied start, took keen hold, headway 5f out, hung right and weakened over 3f out, 13th of 14, 43l behind Cat de Mille (9-3) at Warwick 1m 2yo mdn aut (6) sft in Oct.
Fairly Honest 9-2 (9-2) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 2 1/2l behind Salient (9-6) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
History Boy 11-2 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 3l behind Phoenix Tower (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Oct.
Meathop (IRE) 33-1 (8-11) Slowly away, in rear, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 12l behind Our Blessing (8-13) at Pontefract 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs in Oct.
Stanley George (IRE) 11-4 (9-1) In touch, ridden over 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Lets Get Cracking (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn aut (6) pol in Oct.
Zar Solitario Singspiel colt, brother to the smart Italian winner Solista, half-brother to numerous other winners.
Delaporte 100-1 (8-12) Steadied behind leading pair, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, 4th of 5, 8l behind My Love Thomas (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn (5) pol.
Wilde Thing 150-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 10th of 12, 26l behind Regal Flush (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft.
Fiona's Wonder 66-1 (8-13) Prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 14, 11l behind Hanbrin Bhoy (8-12) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) pol.
Heart of Cornwall (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Behind, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 12l behind Regal Flush (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft.
