went slightly right start, tracked leaders, smooth headway over 2f out, went on to lead over 1f out, soon ridden, held on towards finish
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
led, quickened over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on towards finish
bumped start, soon well behind, tailed off final 3f
behind, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, outpaced approaching final furlong
bumped start, chased leaders, driven 4f out, soon outpaced, eased
tracked leader, challeneged 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
Cause Celebre holds solid credentials and gets the vote over King Of Dreams and Blue Monday in the penultimate event on the card. The latter hails from the stable of Roger Charlton who sent out Chaffinch to land the spoils 12 months ago, and with a promising debut at Kempton to his credit, this brother to Lundy's Lane may improve. An entry in next year's Vodafone Derby suggests that he should be followed over middle distances as a three-year-old. King Of Dreams, closely related to High Chaparral, blew up on his Pontefract debut-mind you, that was behind Maraahel and Dubai Destination, so he should be kept on the right side. On this occasion though it may be prudent to side with Cause Celebre who has that bit more experience and who gets weight off the colts here. She lines up on the back of faire effort when second to Muscida at Nottingham and should be more than capable of opening her account in a race of this nature. The rest make little appeal and Barry Hills' filly is a confident selection under Michael Hills.
