in touch, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed near finish
close up, ridden and hung badly over 2f out, kept on final furlong, not troubled leaders
slowly into stide, in rear, headway when badly hampered over 2f out, not recover
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, switched right and headway over 1f out, soon chased leader, stayed on to lead near finish
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
MAHER is nominated in this contest with Book Keeper and Memorabilia the others to keep an eye on. David Simcock's stable have been in good form and this colt belied odds of 33/1 to be third in a decent Newmarket event. Book Keeper is a half-brother to a number of listed winners overseas. He presently holds an entry in the Redcar Two-Year-Old Trophy so would be needing to win this to book his ticket. Memorabilia was third at Doncaster on his second start and delivered a performance that suggested himself to be very much on the improve. Chain Lightning was too green to do himself justice on debut and should do better tonight. Cuban Quality has a pedigree that suggests we will be hearing more about him next season over middle distances. Maher has the best form on the board and we believe he sets a stiff standard as a consequence.
Book Keeper Oasis Dream colt out of Turning Leaf.
Chain Lightning 4-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear and well off the pace, some headway on outside over 2f out, hand ridden and no real progress after, better for experience, 11th of 13, 12l behind Roman Eagle (9-3) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Cuban Quality (USA) 14-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, no impression final furlong, 7th of 9, 6l behind Belgian Bill (9-3) at Doncaster 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Maher (USA) 33-1 (9-3) In rear, pushed along and headway 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Zacynthus (8-10) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jun.
Mediplomat 20-1 (9-3) Raced off the pace in mid division, driven along on inside over 2f out, weakened soon after, 8th of 13, 12l behind Deep South (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Jun.
Memorabilia 14-1 (9-3) Led, headed 2f out, ridden and edged left 1f out, one pace when not much room and switched left inside final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Belgian Bill (9-3) at Doncaster 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Surrey Star (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Led 1f, chased winner, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, left 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 15, 8l behind Ecliptic (9-0) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Zakon (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) In rear, headway over 1f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Spanish Pride (8-12) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jun.
