tracked leader, pushed along and outpaced 2f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong
dwelt, soon prominent, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
raced green on outside in mid-division, ridden over 1f out, no impression
chased leaders, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong
dwelt, soon prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
took keen hold to lead, pushed along and headed over 2f out, one pace final furlong
slowly into stride, pushed along and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
in touch, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
As none of these has previously seen the racecourse, the betting market ought to provide a number of clues as to the respective chances of the runners. Bear that in mind but, without the benefit of that knowledge, we'll side with Next Time over, possibly, Theatre Of Dreams and Persian Rock. The horses that we think are the most-likely to play a part in this race are as follows. Persian Rock, who cost 37,000 guineas as a yearling but, as a consequence, has to concede weight to the field. However, the upside is that Darryll Holland has been booked for the ride. Brut, Mindful, Theatre Of Dreams and Next Time all have plenty of speed in their pedigrees and it would be no surprise to see any or all of them go well. Of the others, Mr Kalandi is interesting in that he is closely related to the Derby winner Sinndar, although the chances are that he will find this trip too short on his racecourse debut, while Champagne Brandy is another who might find today's trip on the sharp side, despite there being speed evident in her mother's bloodline. As we say, a market move for any of the field would be interesting but, overall, we will side with Next Time, who also has the added benefit of being drawn close to the stands-side rail.
