slowly into stride, towards rear and outpaced, ridden and stayed on well final furlong, nearest at finish
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, one pace and no impression final furlong
towards rear, headway halfway, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, weakened over 1f out
led, headed over 2f out, soon weakened
went right start, mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, hung left and no impression from 1f out, eased inside final furlong
hampered start, always behind, hung left from over 1f out
in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, hard ridden and edged left inside final furlong, ran on to lead post
close up, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, not quicken
outpaced towards rear, ridden and headway to chase leaders over 2f out, edged left and weakened over 1f out
with leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
with leaders, jumped past over 5f out, soon lost place, weakened over 2f out
Hounded and Loua are interesting newcomers in this juvenile contest but Hill of Howth ran to badly to be true at Wolverhampton last time and is worth another chance on earlier form at York. The selection had run Marcus Andronicus close first time out at the Knavesmire, with subsequent winners Sonny Santino and Leo behind in third and fourth place and Kevin Ryan's colt is worth another chance on that evidence. Nigel Tinkler's pair Lucksin and Dylan have both shown ability from limited opportunities, while Mark Johnston's Clear Veneer is probably better than she has shown so far; however, a bigger threat may come from one of the newcomers. Michael Bell's two-year-olds have yet to start firing so the chances are that Chris Corsa is likely to need the run; a comment that also applies to Clive Brittain's Loua. The biggest threat then is likely to come from the Michael Jarvis-trained Hounded, a sprint-bred half-brother to a couple of winners. Hill of Howth has an obvious chance on debut form though and on that evidence, he is the one they have to beat.
Chris Corsa Mark of Esteem gelding out of 5f-1m winner Risque Lady.
Hill of Howth (IRE) 8-11fav (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 9l behind Brenda Meova (8-6) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn (5) pol in May.
Hounded Foxhound colt, half-brother to winning sprinter Autumn Pearl.
Lucksin (IRE) 13-8fav (9-0) Led, headed 3f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 8l behind Titus Alone (8-10) at Musselburgh 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in May.
Loua Lujain colt, brother to 7f winner Buddy Brown.
Expensive 22-1 (8-9) Slowly away, head up behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 5th of 13, 4l behind Black Charmer (9-0) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jun.
Clear Veneer (USA) 14-1 (8-9) Went left start, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon no impression, 6th of 11, 7l behind River Crossing (8-9) at Redcar 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Frank Crow 50-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride and pushed along towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 17, 7l behind Spinning Queen (8-9) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Jun.
