mid-division, ridden and edged left well over 1f out, no impression final furlong
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out
raced keenly in touch, chased winner over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on
mid-division, outpaced 3f out, weakened 2f out
chased winner to over 3f out, ridden and one pace final 2f
towards rear, headway when not clear run 2f out, switched right well over 1f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, never troubled leaders
behind, driven over 2f out, ridden and stayed on well final furlong, never nearer
always behind
towards rear, driven and headway on inside 3f out, kept on same pace final furlong
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never on terms
chased leaders, driven and kept on same pace from over 1f out, no impression
A reasonable maiden to start with and Fruit Salad just secures the nod ahead of Bedouin Blue and Born Slippy. Fruit Salad has had plenty of chances to break the duck but has invariably found one too good. At the race conditions, she has to be given a fair chance. The high draw is not ideal but she does have plenty of early pace and can be expected to tag along with the main pack. Bedouin Blue stayed on with promise in a maiden at the track and can be expected to show improvement. Born Slippy was a cheap purchase from the sales but Mick Quinlan is well known for getting the best out of these sorts. The colt was a little disappointing last time out in spite of significant market support. Signal Hill is a well bred son of Observatory. His trainer is in good form of late although he has only scored with 15% of his juveniles. Capitalise ran green on debut and can leave that modest run behind. Butterfly Bud appears not to have progressed. Fruit Salad secures the vote in our opener.
Bedouin Blue (IRE) 20-1 (8-2) Chased leaders stands' side, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 5th of 15, 7l behind Luna Landing (8-7) at Newcastle 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) gd in Jul.
Bold Tiger (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 6th of 14, 7l behind Night In (9-0) at Beverley 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sept.
Butterfly Bud (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Always behind far side group, 15th of 19, 15l behind Princess Cleo (8-6) at Doncaster 6f 2yo aut (2) gs in Sept.
Signal Hill Observatory gelding out of an unraced mare.
At The Bar 150-1 (8-7) Chased the leaders, pushed along halfway, soon struggling, tailed off from over 2f out, last of 7, well behind Regal Connection (8-9) at Hamilton 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Sept.
Fruit Salad 6-4fav (8-1) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 6th of 12, 6l behind Top Jaro (8-6) at Ripon 1m 2yo mdn aut (4) gd in Sept.
Renee Lard (IRE) Titus Livius filly out of a lightly-raced mare.
Born Slippy (IRE) 5-1 (8-7) With leader far side, led over 2f out , headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 17, 4 1/2l behind Dream Mountain (8-10) at Newcastle 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Sept.
