towards rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, chased winner final furlong
mid-division, effort over 2f out, soon behind
mid-division, driven over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up behind leaders, ridden to lead well over 1f out, clear and pushed out final furlong
behind, soon pushed along, never near to challenge
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, driven and one pace final furlong
mid-division, pushed along, headway over 2f out, stayed on towards finish
This is a competitive maiden to close the card but Namu looks to have solid claims and he is preferred to Libor and Beverley Hills. The selection was beaten by a lack of race fitness on her seasonal reappearance when she led for a long way before fading to finish 2L behind Cape. She will love this ground, she has a fantastic draw and she looks the one to be with. Libor has run well on both of his starts so far and he was a close second behind Urbe Condite at Nottingham last time. He needs one more run before he qualifies for handicaps, and that might be when he is seen at his best. Beverley Hills was a little disappointing last season so her chance today should be gauged by the market. Cabriole is lightly-raced but will need to improve to get competitive and for the winner we will stick with Namu.
Decider (USA) 16-1 (8-10) Went left start, chased winner until ridden, hung left, weakened over 1f out, last of 5, 16l behind Leopoldine (8-12) at Lingfield 5f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Libor (IRE) 11-4 (9-0) Held up, switched left and headway 1f out, not clear run, switched right inside final furlong, ran on strongly, 2nd of 7, shd behind Urbe Condita (9-0) at Nottingham 5f mdn aut stk (5) gf.
Mujeak (IRE) 3-1fav (9-0) Started slowly and towards rear, effort over 2f out, no impression, 5th of 9, 13l behind Rondo (9-0) at Thirsk 6f mdn aut stk (5) gs in Apr.
Beverley Hills (IRE) 80-1 (8-4) Slowly away, mid-division, ridden over 2f, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 16l behind Enrichetta (8-6) at Redcar 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) gf in Oct.
Cabriole 14-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 14, 7l behind Cape (9-0) at Nottingham 6f mdn fll (5) gd.
Home Sweet Home (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 2f, headed 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Methaaly (9-0) at Haydock 6f mdn stk (5) gf.
Mandarin Lady 25-1 (8-12) Behind, driven, headway over 1f out, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 2l behind River Kirov (9-3) at Redcar 6f 3yo mdn aut (5) gd in May.
Namu 7-2 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, not much room entering final furlong, one pace, 4th of 14, 3l behind Cape (9-0) at Nottingham 6f mdn fll (5) gd.
