held up mid-division, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out
chased leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, switched left and effort over 1f out, no extra final furlong
led, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace under pressure
mid-division, ridden halfway, no impression when hampered over 1f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, pulled hard in rear, pushed along and headway 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
missed break, soon behind
in touch, ridden 2f out, chance final furlong, kept on same pace
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Particularly if the market speaks in his favour, The Fun Merchant can make a winning debut, with Danesmead and Hearthstead Dream rated the dangers. The Willie Jarvis-trained selection is a son of Mind Games, cost 28,000gns and comes from a good family. The trainer also tends to do quite well when travelling north for a meeting. Danesmead has respectable juvenile form and looks booked for a place at least, while Mark Johnston runs the debutant Hearthstead Dream. He cost 20,000gns and is a son of Dr Fong, who is doing pretty well with his juveniles this year. With James Given's stable in such good form, a market move for either of his entries would be interesting, although Listen To Reason should appreciate further in time.
