chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden halfway, soon hung left, kept on
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
outpaced halfway, soon hung left, never dangerous
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, one pace and wandered inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon not much room, stayed on to lead inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, headway halfway, no impression
Just Sort It gets the vote here ahead of Fred's Lad and Ingleby Star. Bahama Baileys clearly improved from run one to two last time although it is difficult to fully weigh up the form and Fred's Lad caused a surprise by winning on his debut but he has plenty of speed in his blood and, with his stable liking nothing more than to have a winner at York, he cannot be ruled out. Ingleby Star showed a lot of improvement from his debut to win at Musselburgh last time and the runner-up was not beaten far at Chester last week. His stable think a good bit of Just Sort It and, despite running green, he won well on his debut and certainly has to be considered. Thunder Bay looks to represent the value of the form as he is quite exposed, but he has shown fair form although he has to concede weight to the field. Of the newcomers, Angle Of Attack, a 52,000 euros son of Acclamation, and Art Advisor, a 50,000 guineas son of Noverre, look the best but, overall, in a race where the betting might provide you with a few clues, the selection is Just Sort It.
Thunder Bay 8-1 (9-1) Keen hold, tracking leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 8, 1 1/2l behind Mount Pleasure (9-1) at Ascot 5f 2yo stk (3) gf.
Fred's Lad 25-1 (8-12) Dwelt, soon pushed along, headway over 1f out, soon hung left, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Nottingham 5f nov stk (4) gf in Apr beating Ten Down (8-12) by 1l, 6 ran.
Ingleby Star (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Made all, ridden over 1f out, kept on gamely when challenged final furlong, won at Musselburgh 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf beating Fast Feet (9-3) by a nk, 5 ran.
Just Sort It 25-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, headway when not clear run over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Leicester 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf in Apr beating Ben (9-3) by a nk, 10 ran.
Bahama Baileys 4-1 (9-3) Made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Newcastle 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) gf beating Pelican Prince (9-3) by 3l, 10 ran.
Angle of Attack (IRE) Acclamation colt out of an unraced mare from a very speedy family.
Art Advisor (IRE) Noverre colt, half-brother to winning milers Queens Gift and Mr Positano.
New Jersey (IRE) 2-1 (8-12) Tracked winner, pushed along halfway, ridden and hung left over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Group Therapy (9-5) at Thirsk 5f nov stk (4) frm.
Tikinheart (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Dwelt and behind, outpaced halfway, driven and kept on final furlong, never on terms, 6th of 10, 12l behind Bahama Baileys (9-3) at Newcastle 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) gf.
Caprima (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Mid-division, effort halfway, no impression, 13th of 16, 12l behind Janina (9-0) at Haydock 5f 2yo mdn fll (5) gd in Apr.