chased leaders until weakened well over 1f out
tracked leaders, going well, led narrowly approaching final furlong, held on well under pressure
prominent, ran green and lost place after 2f, soon rear
held up, effort 2f out, ridden to chase leaders 1f out, no extra final furlong
started slowly, behind, soon switched left to near side rail, hung left final 2f, no chance when hampered 1f out, eased
started slowly, held up, headway on outside 2f out, soon hard driven, kept on inside final furlong, not pace of first two
held up in rear, steady headway from halfway, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
raced freely, led to well over 1f out, weakened quickly, no chance when hampered just inside final furlong
dwlt, soon in touch, hard ridden and no impression over 1f out
chased leader, led well over 1f out, hard ridden and narrowly headed approaching final furlong, kept on well under pressure, just held
The amount of talent that Aidan O'Brien has at his disposal must leave him frustrated in trying to find suitable opportunities for all the horses under the his care at Ballydoyle. O'Brien had a number of options open to him with Marino Marini and it should be noted that he has taken this route with the Storm Cat colt, rather than an attempt at the Coventry Stakes with him. His breading suggests that he will handle the firmer ground and, although he is not likely to represent much in the way of value, he will be hard to beat. The Bonus King has done nothing wrong and is a viable alternative as he bids to add to his progressive profile. The Lord has also given a good account of himself so far and showed a good turn of foot when winning the Brocklesby at Doncaster. Mazepa hails from an in-form yard and met a very useful form book yardstick here last time. He should give the O'Brien horse the most to do - although Baron's Pit should not be too quickly ruled out after taking a Conditions race at Windsor last time.
