made all, hard driven final furlong, ran on well
prominent, chased winner over 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, just held on for 3rd
race in 6th and off the pace, closed 3f out, effort on inside to chase winner inside final 2f, no impression final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong
chased winner to over 2f out, weakened 2f out
chased leaders over 5f
held up in rear, always outpaced
The market will prove to be the deciding factor but we'll take a chance with Maddy. If the money fails to arrive then Greystoke Prince would be the call from Little Toto. George Baker has made a fantastic start to his training career and has proved on more than one occasion that he knows how to land a touch. Maddy showed enough ability for Ralph Beckett last season to suggest that she should win races and may be worth chancing first time up. Cheekpieces are applied for the first time today and she won't lack for assistance from the plate. Greystoke Prince attracted support on his first run since being gelded and beat all bar the useful Thebes. He's a shade unfortunate to have been handed a 2lb rise but he's entitled to come on for his reappearance and will be fancied to go one better. Little Toto also has the benefit of an outing under his belt but the way that he stayed on over an extended mile at Wolverhampton didn't obviously point to him being dropped in trip even allowing for the fact that he cut out the running for much of the way. An interesting heat, we'll take a chance with Maddy.
Greystoke Prince 5-2 (8-11) Prominent on inside, went second 2f out but no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 7l behind Thebes (9-4) at W'hampton 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Easy Wonder (GER) 20-1 (9-1) Towards rear, ridden 2f out, effort on inside approaching final furlong, soon one pace, 7th of 9, 3l behind Benedetto (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Mar.
Thomas Malory (IRE) 14-1 (8-8) Behind, ridden and headway well over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 6l behind Mission Impossible (9-4) at Nottingham 5f 3yo hcp (5) sft.
Maddy 11-2 (9-0) Behind, ridden over 2f out, no headway over 1f out, weakened, 9th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Points of View (9-7) at Lingfield 7f 2yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Oct.
Little Toto 3-1co-fav (9-1) Led to 6f out, tracked leader afterwards, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Bookiebasher Babe (9-2) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Never Sold Out (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 8l behind Tapas Lad (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo sll (6) pol in Jan.
Bahia Palace 50-1 (7-11) Held up in rear, headway 2f out, kept on, never troubled leaders, 7th of 12, 7l behind Oceana Blue (8-11) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Too Grand 7-1 (8-9) Held up in rear, headway on inside 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, not trouble winner, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Oceana Blue (8-11) at Kempton 7f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Mar.
