chased leaders, lost place 4f out, weakened 2f out
led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, stayed on under pressure to lead again inside final furlong, headed and no extra near finish
in touch, outpaced 3f out, soon beaten
dwelt and behind, outpaced 2f out, never on terms
dwelt, held up, outpaced over 3f out, kept on under pressure final 2f, never troubled leaders
tracked leader, driven and lost place 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on strongly under pressure inside final furlong to lead near finish
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on towards finish, never nearer
behind until kept on final 2f, never nearer
held up mid-division, headway to chase leader 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
tracked leaders, outpaced 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
Withdrawn
Criterion should prove hard to beat in this maiden; the list of dangers is headed by Sphere and Wells Lyrical. Anything that Sir Michael Stoute sends up here has to be seriously considered, and Criterion lost no caste in defeat on his seasonal reappearance when he chased home By Command at Windsor. He should come on for that run and with the ground in his favour he gets the pick. Sphere showed promise on his debut at Pontefract when he finished third behind Bouguereau. He was slowy away that day and wasn't given a hard race, and it is also worth noting that the winner has since been out and run very well. Wells Lyrical ran respectably when chasing home Jabal Tariq at Ripon last time, but he has yet to race on ground with any cut in it so it remains to be seen how he gets on. Stock Market showed promise on his debut but he was well behind our selection that day and we will stick with Criterion as the one to beat.
Feeling Peckish (USA) 50-1 (8-4) Tracked leaders, keen, weakened over 3f out, 11th of 12, 34l behind Dansilver (8-12) at Southwell 2m hcp 0-65 (6) gf in Apr.
Key Decision (IRE) 40-1 (9-11) In touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 8th of 16, 18l behind Bold Choice (8-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f mdn stk (5) sft in Apr.
Lyon's Hill 5-1 (9-3) Led 1f, with leader, effort over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Ashwell Rose (9-4) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stk (5) gf in Nov.
Osteopathic Care (IRE) Montjeu gelding, half-brother to numerous winners from 5f-1m2f.
River Danube 20-1 (11-1) Held up, ridden and outpaced over 6f out, 5th of 12, 10l behind In Vino (10-7) at Bangor 2m 1f mdn nhf (5) gd in Mar (N.Hunt).
Criterion 6-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, effort 2f out, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 14, 6l behind By Command (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gs in Apr.
Eddie Dowling 66-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, held up in rear, pushed along 4f out, soon beaten, last of 8, 25l behind Tighnabruaich (9-3) at Newbury 1m 3f 3yo mdn (4) gs in Apr.
St Johns Wood 20-1 (8-11) Always behind, 8th of 9, 24l behind Hollander (8-11) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol in Apr.
Stock Market (USA) 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 7l behind By Command (9-3) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gs in Apr.
Wells Lyrical (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on over 1f out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Jabal Tariq (9-3) at Ripon 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Cheers For Thea (IRE) 10-1 (8-12) Mid-division, one pace from over 3f out, 6th of 11, 8l behind City Bonus (9-3) at Ripon 1m 3yo mdn (5) gs in Apr.
Sphere (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride and behind, chased along and headway over 3f out, ridden and kept on final furlong, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Bouguereau (9-3) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo mdn aut (4) gs in Mar.
Miss Tiddlypush 100-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, some headway 7f out, weakened over 4f out, behind when hit rails over 3f out, tailed off, 10th of 12, well behind Tresor Secret (9-12) at W'hampton 1m 4f sll (6) pol in Aug '05.
