chased leader and raced wide, ridden, lost pace and outpaced 7th, rallied 3f out, stayed on to go 2nd 1f out
pulled early and held up behind leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
held up and raced wide throughout, chased leader 7f out, shaken up to lead 3f out, pushed clear final furlong, easily
Baker's Girl probably has the best form among those to have raced previously but that does not amount to a great deal and it will come as no surprise to see Lord of Sehayl make a winning debut and he gets the vote with Rathcor looking the best of the remainder. The selection takes the eye on pedigree and the Venetia Williams-trained gelding would not need to be anything out of the ordinary to make a winning start to his career. Captain Willoughby has been well held in both starts so far, while Lourd Hymn was pulled up in both starts in point-to-points and is hard to recommend. Checked Shirt gave little sign of encouragement on his debut and of more interest may be point winner Rathcor. This is a distinctly moderate contest though and Lord of Sehayl has solid claims on his debut.
Captain Willoughby (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) In rear, ridden 7f out, plugged on, 5th of 13, 32l behind Aya (10-11) at Plumpton 2m 2f nhf (6) gd.
Lourd Hymn 20-1 (12-0) Bhnd when pulled up in race won by Memsahib Ki Behan (11-7) at Higham 3m ptp gf in Apr, 7 ran.
Lord of Sehayl (FR) Lord Of Men gelding out of an unraced mare.
Baker's Girl (IRE) 25-1 (10-4) Mid-division, ridden and effort 2f out, no progress soon after, 5th of 11, 8l behind Nakoma (11-0) at Towcester 2m mrs nhf (5) gf in Apr.
Rathcor (11-7) pulled up at the last in race won by Agus A Vic (12-0) at Kirkistown 3m ire ptp gs in Nov, 18 ran.
Checked Shirt 16-1 (10-8) Always behind, 11th of 15, 44l behind Georgian King (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nhf (6) gf in Apr.
