led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, chased leaders over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, switched left inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and soon edged left, stayed on
in touch, pushed along halfway, soon outpaced
always in rear, behind final 2f
went right start, always towards rear, outpaced from halfway
tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd close home
behind, soon pushed along, kept on final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner and every chance 2f out, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish
YARRA RIVER, Branderburgo and Dubawi Phantom are the three that stand out on form with Sea Lord the more interesting of the two newcomers. Andrew Balding's juveniles appear to be in tip-top form so we'll take his son of Dr Fong to fulfil the promise of his debut second to the useful Lucky General. He did finish a respectful 6 lengths behind his more experienced rival but can reasonably be expected to have improved for the outing and is unlikely to bump into anything with that ability in this field. Sea Lord and Saint Thomas are the unknown quantities with the former looking the more likely of the pair although both will need a stiffer test in the fullness of time. The Master of Kingsclere also has a handy line on the form of one of his principal rivals as he saddled the winner of the maiden in which Branderburgo took third at Sandown; this was a more encouraging run from the Botti runner who had attracted support on debut and he has the ability to go close to winning. Dubawi Phantom has lost ground at the start on all three visits to the track and that probably proved costly in the closing stages at Newmarket as he ran out of steam in the final yards. He merits respect but another tardy start could hand the advantage to his rivals. Deauville Post wasn't far behind him at Sandown and could easily improve past the Simcock runner, particularly as he had been favourably mentioned in dispatches prior to his debut. He has to be feared but we'll take Yarra River to prevail.
Branderburgo (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Chased leader, ridden to challenge over 2f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Dreamspeed (9-3) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd.
Deauville Post (FR) 6-1 (9-3) Towards rear, no impression on leaders 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 7l behind Bikini Babe (8-12) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Dubawi Phantom 8-1 (9-3) Dwelt, soon prominent, chased winner over 3f out, every chance and joined winner over 1f out, ridden and edged left and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Missionaire (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Killusty Fancy (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Behind stand side, never in contention, 12th of 15, 24l behind Dick Turpin (9-3) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs in Jun.
My Red Kite 25-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders on inside, no impression 2f out, wandered left and right over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 9l behind Bikini Babe (8-12) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Rodrigo De Freitas (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 11, 18l behind Swilly Ferry (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Jun.
Sea Lord (IRE) Cape Cross colt out of First Fleet.
Whiepa Snappa (IRE) 14-1 (8-11) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 10l behind Toga Tiger (8-13) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Jun.
Yarra River 20-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up 6th, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 11, 6l behind Lucky General (9-3) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Saint Thomas (IRE) Alhaarth colt out of Aguilas Perla.
