in touch, ridden halfway, soon lost place
with leader, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
led, headed over 1f out, weakened inside
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well
slowly into stride, in rear and green, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression
The Kyllachy Kid sets the standard but the feeling is that Liberty Diamond and BOX OFFICE may improve past him and we will take Box Office to be a hit. Well-supported on debut, the selection, a well-related colt ran very green but got the hang of things late on and thundered home for a never nearer second. Expected to have learnt plenty from that, he is fancied to take this before going on to better things on better ground. Liberty Diamond is a filly who improved from first to second runs when she was second recently at Haydock. That was in hock-deep ground and she must be high on anyone's shortlist today. With an official rating of 84, The Kyllachy Kid has another crack at maiden company which is no surprise. A front-runner, he is a major player. Zegna is a newcomer who must be considered if the market speaks in his favour, whilst Sir Mark Prescott's horses tend to come on a ton for their first runs so don¿t be surprised if Aestival features. A good maiden, with preference for Box Office.
Aestival 20-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride and always in rear, 15th of 17, 14l behind Red Rosanna (8-12) at Pontefract 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) gs in Sept.
Box Office 9-4fav (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, soon outpaced, ridden halfway, kept on from over 1f out, no extra close home, 2nd of 7, nk behind Hit The Switch (9-3) at Hamilton 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) sft in Sept.
Grissom (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Towards rear, soon pushed along, outpaced from halfway, 7th of 8, 19l behind Ursula (8-12) at Haydock 5f 2yo mdn (5) hvy in Sept.
The Kyllachy Kid 7-1 (9-7) Soon led, driven over 1f, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 11, nk behind Sampower Rose (8-0) at Catterick 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Sept.
Zegna (IRE) Clodovil colt out of 7f winner Vade Retro.
Liberty Diamond 8-1 (8-12) Led far side group and overall leader, ridden over 1f out, headed last 100 yards, kept on, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Dubai Hills (9-3) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn (5) hvy in Sept.
Top Flight Splash 40-1 (8-12) Chased leaders far side group, weakened 2f out, 13th of 15, 27l behind Dubai Hills (9-3) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn (5) hvy in Sept.
