prominent stand side, ridden along halfway, weakened final furlong
led far side group, headed over 1f out, kept on to regain lead inside finalf furlong, no chance with winner
tracked leader far side, driven to lead group when hung right over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
dwelt, soon chasing leaders stand side, led group and overall leader 2f out, soon clear, easily
chased leaders stand side, effort when hung left over 2f out, one pace until weakened inside final furlong
never better than mid-division stand side
chased leaders stand side, effort when weakening over 1f out
in touch far side, ridden along halfway, weakened over 1f out
towards rear stand side, ridden along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
prominent stand side, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear stand side, soon chased along, some late headway, never reached challenging position
led stand side group, headed 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride and behind stand side, ridden along halfway, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong
Harrison George has something in hand of Capone on official ratings but there are also a couple of interesting runners from powerful southern yards. Our vote goes to one of those in Eseej. The selection hails from a yard that has a decent strike rate at this venue and the son of Aljabr may be able to improve on the form that he showed in two starts at two. He ran very green on both starts last year but he kept decent company and there's every chance that he'll make up to a better horse this year. Isabella's Fancy is worth monitoring in the market as is Flying Claret's half-sister Celtic Lynn. All In The Red enjoyed little luck on his reappearance and is worth considering but once again the market should tell us plenty and the nomination of Eseej is only nominal.
Avoncreek 14-1 (9-0) Towards rear, effort over 1f out, never a danger, 9th of 13, 7l behind Rambling Socks (9-4) at W'hampton 6f Stks (41-45) (7) pol in Mar.
All In The Red (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders and keen, shaken up 2f out, not clear run from approaching final furlong, not recover, 6th of 8, 4l behind Ben (9-0) at Kempton 5f mdn aut stk (5) pol.
Capone (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, keen, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, 3rd of 6, 4l behind Tyfos (9-3) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Nov.
Eseej (USA) 7-2 (9-3) Chased leaders on outer, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 12, 9l behind Missit (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) gf in Sept.
Hazelrigg (IRE) Namid colt, half-brother to winning sprinter Genki.
Nabeeda Namid colt out of a moderate racemare.
Paris Hall Paris House gelding out of 1m2f-1m4f winner Topcliffe.
Stormin Heart (USA) Stormin Fever colt, half-brother to winning sprinter Gilded Heart.
Sultan of The Sand 100-1 (8-8) Pulled hard in mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon weakened and well behind final 2f, 11th of 12, 22l behind Al Samha (8-8) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol in Mar.
Ursus 250-1 (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden along halfway, slightly hampered when weakening over 1f out, 9th of 12, 9l behind Marvellous Value (8-13) at Catterick 6f mdn stk (5) gs.
Celtic Lynn (IRE) Celtic Swing filly, half-sister to numerous winners from 1m-1m4f.
Isabella's Fancy Captain Rio filly, half-sister to winning miler Dado Mush.
Kai Mer (IRE) 33-1 (8-5) Towards rear, soon chased along, never dangerous, 5th of 6, 19l behind Crying Aloud (8-12) at Southwell 6f mdn fll (5) fbs.
Madame Rio (IRE) 9-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 9l behind Killer Class (8-8) at Redcar 5f 3yo hcp (6) gs in Mar.
Marchingontogether (IRE) Mull of Kintyre filly out of 1m2f-1m6f winner Stolen Music.
Harrison George (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, driven and every chance when headed approaching final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Savannah Poppy (8-12) at Doncaster 7f 3yo mdn (4) gs in Mar.
