held up in rear, headway and inside 2f out, led well over 1f out, edged right final furlong but ran on well
prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out
chased leader, every chance, 2f out, ridden and weakened 1f out
held up, headway on outside 6f out, ridden over 3f out one pace final furlong
held up, ridden and headway 1f out, ridden on final furlong
held up in touch, headway 3f out, not much room over 1f out, but soon one pace
held up mid-division, ridden 3f out weakened quickly
always towards rear
soon mid-division, behind final 3f
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon chasing winner and no impression
led, ridden and headed over 1f out weakened final furlong
Tharua is a tentative choice ahead of Brandexe, with Tranquiliser and Clinet expected to make their presence felt. Tharua finished third to Rob Roy on her Newmarket debut last October, and that should make her a ready-made winner of a run-off-the-mill maiden at least. However, Ed Dunlop's filly has been disappointing since to say the least, being a beaten favourite on her next two outings. The soft ground probably did not help at Yarmouth, while at Lingfield she simply did not quicken when asked. We will assume that she needed her return to action here in April when fifth of 12, and with the visor applied, she gets another chance to prove that her debut run was no fluke. Brandexe was an encouraging third in similar company to today's on her return, and can give the selection most to do. Tranquiliser was third at Folkestone but that form is nothing special, while Clinet has topweight and might need the run into the bargain. Tharua has been costly to follow so let us hope that persistence pays off.
Clinet (IRE) 10-1 Held up, effort and headway over 3f out, soon ridden, ran on strongly inside final furlong, 3rd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Penalty Kick at Nottingham 1m 2f 2yo hcp 0-75 (E3) gf in Sept.
Brandexe (IRE) 14-1 Prominent, ridden over 3f out, led over 2f out, still headed inside final furlong, not quicken, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Rashida at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo fll hcp pol in Apr.
Ten Cents 12-1 Slowly into stride, pulled hard, tracked leaders to over 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 10l behind Reaching Out at Brighton 1m 2f stk gf in Apr.
Tranquilizer 8-1 Chased leading pair throughout, ridden 4f out, outpaced final 3f, 3rd of 9, 13l behind Higher Love at Folkestone 1m 2f 3yo mdn fll sft in Apr.
Jennverse 12-1 Prominent on outside, shaken up 2f out, no impression on leaders from 1f out, 6th of 12, 6l behind Guildenstern at Folkestone 6f 3yo hcp sft in Apr.
Napapijri (FR) 33-1 Led to 7f out, remained handy until weakened rapidly 4f out, last of 18, well behind Gibraltar Bay at Windsor 1m 4f 3yo hcp gs in Apr.
Baileys Honour 25-1 Steadied start, in rear, never on terms, 14th of 16, 19l behind Sabbiosa at Bath 1m 3yo hcp gd in Apr.
Tharua (IRE) 5-1 Behind, soon pushed along, outpaced, stayed on final furlong, never near to challenge, 5th of 12, 5l behind Fly To Dubai at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp pol in Apr.
