chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened
chased leaders, smooth headway over 1f out, driven inside, not reached winner
prominent, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
made all, ridden 2f out, driven and kept on well final furlong
chased leaders, outpaced halfway, kept on well final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
outpaced until stayed on final furlong, never nearer
outpaced, always towards rear
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
KINGSHIP SPIRIT should finally be able to break his maiden tag at the fourth attempt against rivals who possess very little on breeding while those with racecourse experience look moderate to say the least. Strongly supported to land what looked a good Newmarket maiden last time from which the fourth has subsequently scored while the fifth ran a big race in pattern company at Doncaster last week, he shows amply early toe in his races and if any of his big race entries are to be fulfilled he should simply coast home against this bunch. With Ann Duffield's string slowly returning to form What A Fella is an obvious place contender while market support for the other Newmarket raider in the field Wunder Strike would make him of some interest. Mythicism is bred to be quick, been by Oasis Dream out of a Mind Games mare but Bryan Smart's yard have been in rather indifferent form of late. David Barron's Premier Lad is another newcomer who should be watched for future reference while Rio Pomba showed some promise on debut but returns following a break. The price will reflect his form but Kingship Spirit is simply too difficult to oppose and he should land it.
Home Before Dark 14-1 (8-12) In touch far side, ridden over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 5l behind More Than Many (8-10) at Ripon 6f 2yo mdn auc (4) gs in Aug.
Kingship Spirit (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f, out every chance throughout final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 15, hd behind Absent Pleasure (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.
Premier Lad Tobougg colt out of a lightly-raced mare.
Spiritofthewest (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Reared at start, always behind, last of 10, 24l behind Lucky Art (9-3) at Thirsk 5f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Aug.
Valdemar 50-1 (8-10) Mid-division, driven and outpaced 3f out, soon beaten, weakened and eased final furlong, last of 10, 43l behind Tale of Silver (8-11) at Musselburgh 7f 2yo mdn auc (6) gd in Aug.
Wunder Strike (USA) Smart Strike colt, half-brother to numerous winners from 5f-2m2f.
York Key Bar Presidium gelding out of a moderate racemare.
Exopuntia Sure Blade filly, closely-related to several winning sprinters.
Flaming Ruby 66-1 (8-1) Slowly into stride, held up in touch, one pace final furlong, 8th of 13, 7l behind Sir Geoffrey (8-11) at Redcar 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) gs.
Georgie Bee Ishiguru filly out of a moderate racemare.
Konka (USA) 66-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, last of 17, 35l behind Snoqualmie Girl (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) sft in Aug.
Mythicism Oasis Dream filly out of the speedy Romantic Myth. Half-sister to 7f winner Stargazy.
Rio Pomba (IRE) 28-1 (8-6) Towards rear, headway when not much room over 1f out, no impression, 5th of 8, 3l behind Metroland (8-8) at Carlisle 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) gd in Jul.
What A Fella 9-1 (8-5) In touch, ridden along halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 16l behind Captain Scooby (8-8) at Beverley 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft in Aug.
Alibar's Surprise (IRE) 80-1 (8-9) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, lost touch halfway, last of 4, 29l behind Magic Cat (9-0) at Ripon 5f 2yo stk (3) gs in Aug.
