keen, tracked leaders, ridden to challenge winner from 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
keen, led 1f, tracked leader, hung right and led over 2f out, ridden and joined inside final furlong, held on well
led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened 1f out
held up in rear, ridden and headway from over 1f out, joined winner inside final furlong, stayed on but always held
in touch, pushed along 3f out, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide, in touch, ridden to press winner and every chance 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
mid-division, headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
in rear, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out
pulled hard in rear, ridden and weakened over 2f out
John Best is among the winners and he can saddle another one in AGENT ARCHIE, who is just preferred to Mejd, Epic and Silent Majority. The selection won a reasonable Goodwood maiden when last seen in September and should appreciate this extra furlong. A mark of 75 looks reasonable and his decent 5lb claimer is a bonus, so we will side with him. Mejd has had a number of chances and went well in defeat at Wolverhampton last time. Again, this step up in trip is also a plus and the Desert Style colt should go well on ground that might be ideal. Epic will relish hearing his hooves rattle and stayed on well when tried over this trip for the first time at Lingfield last month. From a 1lb higher mark on his return to turf he is feared today. Silent Majority will be better for a pipe-opener here last month and should be better suited by conditions today, while Amno Dancer is very interesting now stepped up markedly in trip and a market check is advised. Agent Archie is the one for us.
Mejd (IRE) 2-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, joined leader 5f out, led narrowly over 3f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace, 2nd of 4, 2l behind Serafina's Flight (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn auc stks (5) pol.
Agent Archie (USA) 7-2 (9-3) Made all, pushed 2 lengths clear over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, held on all out, won at Goodwood 1m 1f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sep beating Regal Guest (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Epic (IRE) 9-2 (8-8) Tracked leaders, not much room and switched right over 1f out, never able to challenge, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Exceedthewildman (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Mar.
Ice Diva 7-1 (8-12) Held up in rear, headway well over 1f out, soon ridden, no impression, 6th of 10, 3l behind Totally Ours (9-5) at Kempton 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Silent Majority (IRE) 25-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, chased leaders approaching final furlong, hung left, soon no impression, 6th of 14, 9l behind Admission (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m mdn stks (5) sft.
Heading To First 10-3 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Manxman (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Mar.
Bondage (IRE) 9-1 (9-3) Held up, pushed along 3f out, soon outpaced, 6th of 9, 10l behind Gracious Melange (8-12) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Amno Dancer (IRE) 4-1fav (9-7) Keen, close up, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 11, 9l behind Cape Kimberley (9-7) at Southwell 6f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) fbs in Nov.
Yorksters Prince (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, weakened 2f out, 5th of 6, 8l behind Desert Recluse (8-5) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.
Miss Whippy 9-1 (9-0) Took keen hold towards rear, not much room over 9f out, last and swished tail from over 3f out, some late progess, 8th of 13, 10l behind Shelfah (9-2) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-60 (6) pol.
