in touch and keen, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace
in touch, headway on outside 4f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, weakened
led, headed after 1f, stayed prominent, carried left approaching 1f out, led soon after and headed inside final furlong
pulled way through to lead after 1f, ridden and edged left 1f out, headed and weakened soon after
in rear but in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened
in rear but in touch, ridden over 3f out, stayed on under pressure
soon tracking leaders, ridden to chase leaders over 2f out, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong
Peter Chapple-Hyam's York winner Little Dalham looks well enough treated on his debut in a nursery but the American bred colt may not be so effective on a softer surface and preference is for Mozafin, who gets the vote over King of Blues. The last mentioned is only 2lbs higher than when scoring at Newbury last time but is another that is not certain to be suited by the underfoot conditions. Similar comments apply to Keep Bacckinhit and of more interest may be Sylvester Kirk's Ivana Illyich who showed improved form on a softer surface at Windsor recently. Norcroft has faced a stiff task in his two previous starts in nurseries and may need more assistance from the handicapper in a race that is taken to go to Mozafin. Mick Channon's juveniles are in better form now and the son of Zafonic showed enough at Catterick earlier this month to suggest that he could take a hand off his current mark.
