tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish
in touch, soon niggled along, headway over 2f out, edged left inside final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
led, ridden and headed 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
tracked leader, weakened well over 1f out
A disappointing turnout for this maiden and Karl Burke's Captain Ellis is given the vote. Second on debut over this trip at Haydock, this American bred juvenile was green in the early stages before staying on well to take second behind Pure Poetry who finished mid-division in the Weatherbys Super Sprint last Saturday. Market support for Exceptional Art would be significant given connections although the Chapple-Hyam team have been having a quite spell of late. Cruikadyke is another newcomer of note although Paul Cole's juveniles do benefit for their initial racecourse experience. Olympic Dream put in a good effort to finish second in a Haydock maiden earlier this month but this looks a better contest and Captain Ellis is the selection.
Captain Ellis (USA) 9-2 (9-2) Slowly away, soon mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing winner, not quicken towards finish, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Pure Poetry (8-13) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) gd.
Cruikadyke Kyllachy colt, half-brother to winning sprinter Asheer and 1m4f winner Wyoming.
Final Salute 7-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 6, 31l behind Keeptheboatafloat (9-3) at Ripon 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Jun.
Olympic Dream 11-1 (9-3) Held up, smooth headway over 1f out to challenge and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Desert Phantom (9-3) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn (5) hvy.
Rossett Rose (IRE) 22-1 (8-7) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2l behind First City (8-7) at Ripon 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) hvy.
Exceptional Art Exceed And Excel colt, half-brother to numerous winners from 5f-1m and over hurdles.