slowly into stride, always behind
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace
in touch, ridden and out paced 4f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest at finish
led, ridden and headed 2f out, pressed winner final furlong but no extra
in touch, weakened over 2f out
mid division, ridden and out paced over 3f out, hung right and stayed on well final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leaders 4f out, kept on
held up towards rear, late headway
tracked leader and going well, led 2f out, ran on well final furlong
Our shortlist here consists of Cordier, Flag Point, Jazrawy and Sir Monty, with the vote going to Cordier. The selection cost 50,000 guineas, has plenty to like on breeding and is trained by David Loder. That's about all we have to go but, even so, unless the betting suggests something markedly different in what looks to be a routine maiden for the time of year, he gets our vote. Flag Point showed plenty of promise when third on his Salisbury debut and, with the runner-up having won since, the form looks good. The Luca Cumani-trained Dansili colt, Jazrawy, is another that showed promise, despite being very green, on his debut, and he'll appreciate the extra furlong today. Amanda Perrett's stable is now in form and she runs Sir Monty, and American-bred colt about whom the betting should be watched with interest. Best of the rest might be Michael Bell's nicely-bred Pearl's A Singer, but from what we have seen, Keynes does not look to be among John Gosden's leading stable lights. Once again, then, watch the betting, but for now we are happy to side with Cordier.
