slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and one pace
chased leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, soon weakened
held up, improved 2f out, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, driven and all out
in rear, soon ridden, outpaced halfway, kept on, never dangerous
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out
chased leader, ridden, swished tail, every chance from over 1f out, driven and all out, always held
always in rear, outpaced after 2f
Bill Turner's horses always have to be respected in this grade and Ladas Lad is no exception but more solid claims are held by Denton Hawk, who is preferred to Eastern Playboy. The last mentioned would not need to be out of the ordinary to take a hand in the finish here on his debut but it has to be of concern that he is pitched in at this level. Christine Dunnett has a good record at Yarmouth but her representative All Talk is becoming expensive to follow, while Feisty probably has more to do than when landing a seller at Wolverhampton last time. The vote then goes to Denton Hawk, who ran better at Musselburgh over five furlongs last time and may be worth another chance over this longer trip.
Denton Hawk 6-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on, 3rd of 7, 1l behind Top Tier (8-6) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo sll (6) frm in Jun.
Eastern Playboy (IRE) Desert Sun colt out of 1m3f winner Coolaba Princess.
Feisty 14-1 (8-6) Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, led inside final furlong, soon edged left, ran on, won at W'hampton 7f 2yo sll (6) pol in Jun beating House Arrest (8-6) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Ladas Lad 12-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride and outpaced, 5th of 7, 8l behind Suzieblue (8-6) at Chepstow 5f 2yo sll (6) gs in Jun.
All Talk 33-1 (8-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, 5th of 12, 3 1/2l behind Peggys Flower (8-6) at Windsor 6f 2yo sll (5) gf in Jun.
House Arrest 9-4fav (8-6) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Feisty (8-6) at W'hampton 7f 2yo sll (6) pol in Jun.
Lady Davali 66-1 (8-4) Towards rear, never a factor, last of 6, 27l behind Hucking Hot (8-4) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn fll aut (5) gf in Jun.