held up keen in touch, effort 3f out, slightly hampered approaching 2f out, soon beaten
with leader, quickened up over 2f out, challenge leader & led 1f out, ridden when headed close home
led, quickened clear with chasing pair, ridden approaching 2f out, headed 1f out, weakening
tracked leaders, headway to track clear leaders over 2f out, ridden & hard ridden approaching 2f out, strongly ridden to lead close home
in touch, closer order 4f out, no chance with leaders from over 2f out
dwelt, held up towards rear, effort over 3f out, ridden & edged right approaching 2f out, soon switched left, weakened
Rod Millman looks to have found a decent opportunity for Fleetwood Bay to gain a well deserved first success in this auction maiden. Placed efforts at Bath and Windsor were followed by a creditable three length fifth to subsequent Norfolk Stakes runner-up The Bonus King in the Woodcote Stakes over six furlongs here. A reproduction of those efforts should be enough to beat these. Best of the opposition could be Fort McHenry, who finished fourth in a Newmarket maiden on his only start and the Barry Hills-trained Donegal Dancer, who lost little in defeat on his Haydock debut.