Bubbly Phoenix goes well in fastest 28.49sec trial

SPONSORS HILLS make Millband Powers 33/1 and kennelmate Tynwald Bolt 50/1 after the Michael O'Donovan Irish-trained raiders both took well to the track in trials Wednesday morning, but fastest was Paul Young's Bubbly Phoenix - he looked the finished article with a sparkling 29.49sec trial, fastest of the session.

Please note trials are shown in trial sheet order, with winners in bold

WIMBLEDON TRIALS WEDNESDAY APRIL 11

Weather fine, course watered

trap 2 Crash Bandit (Frank Taylor) 2nd slow away, rails

5 Millbank Powers (Michael O’Donovan, Ire) well away, always led, rails to middle, wide fourth 28.51sec  six and a quarter lengths

trap 2 Tynwald Bolt (O’Donovan, Ire) soon led, rails, wide fourth 28.58sec, five and threequarters

6 Lenson Johnny (Tony Collett) 2nd beaten for early pace, checked first and third, rails, wide fourth

2 Jaytee Apache (Paul Young) showed third, stayed on, rails 2nd

4 Trewmount Snap (Darren Fretwell, Kinsley) 1st well away, always led, rails to middle, wide fourth 28.71sec threequarters, nine lengths

6 On the Prowl (Fretwell) 3rd slow away, outpaced

1 Rebellious Cause (Maxine Locke) disp lead to half, bumped first, rails, crowded third (bunched trial)

3 Big Step (Locke) disp lead to half, bumped first, led half, rails to middle, wide fourth 29.37sec two lengths

1 Maireads Hawk (Chris Allsopp, Mon) 3rd slow away, rails to middle, checked and baulked first

3 Rusheen Major (Allsopp) 2nd fast away, soon outpaced, rails, baulked first, stayed

5 Freds Champ (Allsopp) well away, early pace, cut in sharply first to rail closely 29.03sec five lengths, one and a half

1 Airforce Newyork (Ricky Holloway) rails, led run in 29.13sec two and  a half lengths

4 King Bradley (Liz McNair)  2nd led to run in, middle, wide run in

tractor went round

2 Lughill Valerie (Frank Taylor) 2nd rails, stayed

6 Lughill Paulo (Taylor) soon clear, wide  28.88sec lengths and aquarter

Real Earnest solo (Paul Garland) 28.78sec mod away, middle

2 Newmarket Flyway (Richard Gray, Kinsley) 2nd  stumbled start, rails

6 Farloe Mysterio (Patrick Curtin, Monmore) always led, wide 28.91sec two and three quarters

2 Cash Game (George Andreas) 2nd slow away, rails

6 Bubbly Phoenix (Paul Young) always led, middle, wide fourth, went well 28.49sec, seven lengths

Ballymac Cryan solo (Matt Dartnall) 28.65sec well away, rails, checked slightly first

2 Goa Getta (Chris Allsopp) early pace, soon led, rails 29.06sec three and three quarters

6 Jasons Hawk (Allsopp) 2nd well away, beaten for early, to rails first, checked second

1 Bridge Bandit (Maxine Locke) 2nd slow away, crowded first

5 Kingsmill Lotus (David Merchant, Poole) fast away, always led, middle to wide 29.17sec length and a half

Farloe Iceman (Mathew Dartnall) solo well away, rails 28.98sec

2 Lovely Ruby (Tony Taylor, graded trial) 2nd
4 Key Hawk 3rd
6 Brinkleys Sky 1st 29.83sec three and quarter, length and a half

tractor went  round

2 Farloe Ironman (Matthew Dartnall) always led, rails 28.83sec two and three quarter lengths

6 Blackrose Bullet (Eric Cantillon) 2nd middle to wide

2 King Jaffa (Liz McNair) always led, rails, 28.77sec threequarters

6 Millroad Scolari (McNair) 2nd wide, stayed

(trials then continue but non-Derby related, though some sprints later on)

**Similar live trial by trial coverage resumes here before racing Saturday, and again next Wednesday morning (when the William Hill Derby closes to entries), then the Saturday following. There will also be live coverage  carried  here of the first round draw Sunday week.