slowly into stride, held up, not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left to rails, ridden and hung right, led entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong unable to quicken near finish
held up, headway over 1f out, driven to press leaders entering final furlong, no extra towards finish
slowly away, ran very green in rear, never a factor
slowly away, ran green and always last
led on rail to halfway, weakened 2f out
soon outpaced in rear, headway over 1f out, effort squeezed through and struck on head by rival whip inside final furlong, ran on gamely to lead on line
chased leaders, led halfway, headed entering final furlong, weakened
chased leaders, driven and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish
pressed leaders on outside, ridden to lead inside final furlong, caught on line
chased leader, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Swindon Town Flyer gets the narrow vote here over Sheik'n'knotsterd and Berbice. The selection has now had the two runs and he looks to be going the right way judged on his latest effort at Brighton when he was a close third behind Cracking. He is not ideally drawn here but he has ground conditions to suit and his racecourse experience can be put to good use and he can score. Sheik'n'knotsterd has fared better in terms of the draw and he ran promisingly on his debut when third behind Dan Tuckett. More is required here but he is sure to improve for his debut and he is definitely considered. Berbice is a well-bred colt from a top yard and is worth a look in the market, but in a race where there is not a great deal of form to evaluate, we will side with Swindon Town Flyer as the most likely winner.
Berbice (IRE) Acclamation colt out of 7f winner Pearl Bright.
King's Wonder King's Best colt, half-brother to winning sprinter Wonderful Mind.
Kristal Glory (IRE) Night Shift colt, brother to winning miler Kristal's Dream, half-brother to 1m3f winner Kristal Dancer.
Kryptonite (IRE) Kris Kin colt out of winning sprinter Brockton Saga.
Latin Scholar (IRE) Titus Livius colt, brother to winning sprinter Holbeck Ghyll.
Outside Edge (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden when not much room and hampered on rails inside final 2f, weakened after, 5th of 8, 8l behind Enodoc (9-3) at Goodwood 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) gd.
Sheik'n'knotsterd 10-1 (8-10) Led, ridden, headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 5, 3l behind Dan Tucket (8-13) at Folkestone 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) gf.
Sofia's Star Lend A Hand colt, half-brother to winners from 5f-7f.
Swindon Town Flyer (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders on outer, hard-ridden over 1f out, hung left, no extra, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Cracking (9-3) at Brighton 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Apr.
Virtual Paddy 66-1 (8-9) Slowly away, outpaced, last of 9, 24l behind In Uniform (8-11) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) frm.
Suite Francaise Hernando filly, sister to winning stayers Bien Entendu, Foreign Affairs, Affaire d'Amour and Espirit de Corps.
