disputed lead until led over 2f out, soon joined, ridden and headed narrowly over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, just held
tracked leading trio, joined leader over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, always holding rival
led, headed over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out
dwelt headway to track leaders halfway, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
disputed lead until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen held up, weakened over 1f out
dwelt close up, switched right entering final 2f, soon chased leading pair, ridden and hung right final furlong, kept on, one pace
It usually pays to row in with experience in these juvenile contests, although the waters are muddied by Richard Hannon launching two shots at this target. Johnny Murtagh is obviously an interesting booking for Tell Dad, but stable companion LILBOURNE LAD receives narrow preference. He took time to find his stride on his Doncaster debut but did the job very well in the end and could be good enough to concede weight to all rivals. B Fifty Two skipped away nicely to land a modest contest at Bath but it wouldn't be the biggest surprise to witness further improvement here, whilst Snowed In will need to step up on a narrow Kempton success to contend at this level.
Lilbourne Lad (IRE) 4-5fav (9-3) Chased leaders, driven 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong to lead towards finish, won at Doncaster 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Apr beating Pea Shooter (9-3) by 1l, 10 ran.
B Fifty Two (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden and switched right 1f out, quickened to lead final 100 yards, ran on, won at Bath 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) fm in Apr beating Excavator (9-3) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Snowed In (IRE) 9-2 (8-11) Chased leader until ridden on outside outpaced and dropped to rear 3f out, headway on outside over 1f out, upsides inside final furlong, edged right under pressure and led last stride, won at Kempton 5f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Apr beating That's Dangerous (8-11) by shd, 4 ran.
Casa Bex Auction House colt out of Feather Game.
Manomine Manduro colt out of Fascinating Hill.
Ooi Long Echo Of Light colt out of Danceatdusk.
Tell Dad 13-8fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden and slightly outpaced 2f out, rallied to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Commissar (9-3) at Newmarket 5f 2yo mdn (3) gf.
