held up towards rear and keen, effort 3f out, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
towards rear and outpaced, ridden 3f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish
prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, headway and not much room approaching 2f out, soon ridden, kept on inside final furlong, not quicken
with leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra towards finish
held up in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, rider dropped reins over 1f out, soon led, kept on and edged right inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Any newcomer from the Aiden O'Brien camp has to be respected, so Amsterdam has to be considered here, as does the Godolphin debutante Crimson Sun, but we will go with experience here and give Fiefdom the vote. Mark Johnston's colt looked in need of the extra furlong when putting in his best work at the end of the Nottingham race won by Norcroft. He will have learnt a lot from that outing and can take this decent prize. Amsterdam is a colt by Danehill out of a Kris mare and will certainly know his job first time up. A mile will be his best trip in time but he looks set to figure in the finish here today. Crimson Sun is certainly bred in the purple the sire is Danzig and the mare is Crimplene who was a top class performer winning the Irish 1,000 Guineas, Coronation and Nassau Stakes as a three-year-old. Of the others with form Wilko should improve for his debut third, but Fiefdom looks to have the best credentials and is taken to land first prize.
