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A good gallop blew this bumper apart in the latter stages, and it's hard to escape the view that the first 2 are not only very promising fillies but likely strong stayers, too.
The Nicky Richards-trained Gintime shaped with bags of promise in second, going down only to a winner whose conditioning from an Irish point success stood to her in good stead the way this panned out.
Gintime loomed up early in the straight and looked the likeliest winner - she traded at 1.22 in-running on Betfair - before being overhauled in the closing stages. This experience won't be lost on her and it will take a very good one to beat her next time.
It took Dance Time a long time to break her duck this year, winning at Wolverhampton on her seventh start of 2024, but that doesn’t tell the full story as she had shaped better than the bare result on several occasions.
That’s been the case in two starts since her win, too, with her run back up in trip when 1½ lengths third to Daaris in the West Midlands on Saturday night suggesting that this BHA mark is very much within reach.
Held up a long way back off just a steady gallop, Dance Time was pushed along before the home turn, and was making steady headway when forced to switch inside the final furlong. That didn’t definitively cost her the win but she would have gone closer and compensation surely awaits in the near future, especially when granted a truer pace to chase.
Impatiently was only sixth at Southwell but she shaped better than the bare result would suggest and should appreciate dropping back in trip.
She looked set to play a part in the finish for much of the way and still had every chance approaching the final furlong, but she was unable to sustain her effort on her first start at seven furlongs and weakened inside the final 100 yards.
Impatiently has speed in her pedigree - she's by Calyx and is a half-sister to a five-furlong winner - and she showed enough at Southwell to suggest she's on a competitive mark.
Sent off at 8/1 for his debut in a strong-looking bumper at Warwick on Thursday, Forward Thinking shaped well, thundering home once the penny dropped in the closing stages.
Held up by Sean Bowen, Forward Thinking took closer order out wide at the end of the back straight and was green under pressure when ridden over two furlongs out. As soon as he realised what was being asked of him, however, he stayed on strongly in the final 100 yards and may well have won in another 50.
Open to improvement, especially if granted a stiffer test of stamina than the sharp track of Warwick, this half-brother to the fair chaser A Definite Getaway (2½m-3m winner) looks one to keep on the right side of.
Timeform Eyecatcher: Wednesday
ELECTRIC BEAUTY
Electric Beauty was unable to get on terms after a slow start placed her on the back foot, but she made good headway in the straight and stayed on into a promising fourth in a race that appeals as being a strong maiden for the time of year.
She was a cheap purchase at €21,000 but is a sibling to several winners, including the smart Bravo Zolo who won a couple of listed races at a mile and stayed nine and a half furlongs.
Electric Beauty is by Mastercraftsman so is bred to come into her own over middle distances next season and is entitled to do better with this encouraging effort under her belt.
There were plenty of eye-catchers – including winners Fingle Bridge, Shantou Princess and Ifiwerearichman – on a good-quality day of racing for a Tuesday, however the one who may prove to be the biggest price when next seen is Fontwell fourth Arctic Saint.
He's shown promise on both starts for his present stable, running well on form terms when third at Leicester on his first start since leaving Mrs Grainne O'Connor for £11,500, and he backed that up on Tuesday when stepped up to nearly 2m6f.
He barely stayed that new trip, though, and was a bit better than the bare result, challenging two out before weakening in the final 100 yards. He’s clearly no world beater but looks one to watch out for next time, especially when granted an easier test of stamina.
Fine Casting has fallen a long way in the weights but shaped as though he's ready to capitalise when an encouraging runner-up at Lingfield.
The eight-year-old Fine Casting was unable to shake off an improver half his age, but he stuck to his task well and ran much better than he had when down the field on his return at Haydock last month.
At Lingfield he was running off a mark 6 lb lower than the one he defied at Haydock a couple of seasons ago, while he was competitive off even even higher marks over fences last season.
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