slowly away and went left stat, always behind
hampered start, always towards rear
tracked leaders, ridden entering final furlong, every chance last 100 yards, held near finish
made all, ridden over 1f out, pressed inside final furlong, held on near finish
held up in touch, ridden and weakened inside final furlong
held up mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression
prominent, ridden inside final furlong, no extra
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression
behind, hung badly left, never a factor
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders ridden and hung left inside final furlong, no extra
BAY OF NAPLES had a horse rated 77 back in third when opening his account at Lingfield recently. He may be capable of defying a penalty on that form and Mark Johnston’s colt gets the vote. The other three-year-olds have yet to threaten, though Cardano and Percy Alexander look likely improvers. A bigger threat may come from the older filly Sarasota, a runner-up over track and trip when last seen in action in October. Born In Thorne is preferred to stablemate Irish Charm and Laulloir, a half-sister to three winners, looks best of the newcomers.
Irish Charm (FR) 33-1 (9-6) Started slowly, behind most of way, 9th of 13, 12 1/2l behind Sun Hat (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Born In Thorne 40-1 (9-8) Slowly away, held up in rear, nudged along 2f out, switched right over 1f out, stayed on and went 4th inside final furlong, no threat, 4th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Mutafani (9-9) at Thirsk 1m stks (5) gf in Jun.
Sarasota (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division on inside, pushed along 2f out, headway just over 1f out, ridden and ran on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, not trouble winner, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Muneyra (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Bay Of Naples (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Led, ridden over 1f out, held on post, won at Lingfield 7f stks (5) pol in Feb beating Assimilation (9-2) by shd, 9 ran.
Angel Black (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Always towards rear, 7th of 10, 12 3/4l behind Global Spectrum (9-4) at Kempton 7f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Cardano (USA) 20-1 (9-2) Held up, headway over 1f out, never able to challenge, 4th of 7, 6 1/4l behind Red Bond (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Percy Alexander 13-2 (9-2) Pressed leader, every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 9 1/2l behind Don Jupp (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Feb.
Risk Mitigation (USA) Hat Trick colt out of Island Escape.
Showshutai 250-1 (9-5) Took keen hold, handy, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 16 1/4l behind Sparkle In His Eye (9-5) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Angel Dundee 80-1 (9-0) Slowly away always in rear, hung badly right final 2f, last of 13, 25 1/4l behind Airwaves (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f fll stks (5) pol in Dec.
Laulloir (IRE) More Than Ready filly out of Legs Lawlor.
Maisie Moo 200-1 (8-9) Held up, took keen hold, closed on outside 6f out, lost place over 1f out, 10th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Yimkin (8-9) at Kempton 1m fll stks (5) pol in Feb.
