Scrutinise looking magnificent.
Scrutinise got the better of Grey’s Angel in a protracted duel up the Chelmsford home straight to open his account at the fifth time of asking in the 1m2f maiden on Tuesday evening.
Partnered by James Doyle, Scrutinise broke smartly from stall eight and gradually worked his way to the front passing the stands for the first time. He looked to have all but one of his eight rivals in trouble entering the final three furlongs, but Grey’s Angel loomed ominously on the outside and the pair sat down to fight it out with the remaining six left toiling in their wake.
Despite being headed inside the last, Scrutinise gallantly rallied under a power-packed Doyle, pinning his ears back and regaining the advantage on the line.
Rated 74 and conceding 10lb to the 65-rated runner-up, Scrutinise appears to have improved slightly on his previous form, which included an excellent second to subsequent Newmarket handicap winner Marma’s Boy, while he occupied the same position behind winning newcomer Dawn Missile over this course and distance last time.
Congratulations to all of the partners involved with Thurloe Thoroughbreds, whose famous green and yellow silks frequently grace the winners’ enclosure, and Scrutinise should now make an impact in the handicap ranks.