held up behind, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, rallied over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
made all and keen, ridden over 1f out, soon hung right, all out
close up, hung and outpaced halfway, checked over 2f out, stayed on strongly inside final furlong, held towards finish
with winner, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
COUNT ALMAVIVA may be the one to side with in this tight nursery with Toledo Gold and Bold Account perhaps the biggest dangers. The selection was entitled to need his run at Thirsk as it was his first outing since April but he ran well to be only beaten a neck and a short-head. The form has worked out satisfactorily with the second winning a nursery from a similar mark next time and the fifth winning a sales race at Newmarket at the weekend. He handles cut in the ground and should go well. Fathey is tried in headgear today following a slightly disappointing effort at Haydock but the race didn't really pan out for him and this does represent a drop in grade. Toledo Gold failed to handle the heavy ground on debut but left that effort behind when holding off the challenge of Dr Jameson on fast ground at Redcar. That one was well held in third in a fair Newbury maiden next time and Toledo Gold has to prove that he can act on this ground but his breeding suggests that he will and he may progress. Go Go Green is open to improvement on his nursery bow, Rossett Rose will need to find some but has been highly tried on occasion whilst Bold Account has improved since encountering soft ground and may cope with the step up from selling class. Lady Salama won her maiden over course and distance a week ago but that wasn't a strong race and she could struggle here. The claims of Count Almaviva are preferred.
Toledo Gold (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Made virtually all, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, won at Redcar 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) gf in Jul beating Dr Jameson (9-3) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Fathey (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, no impression final 2f, 7th of 10, 2l behind Lisburn (8-9) at Haydock 6f 2yo hcp (4) gs.
Go Go Green (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Led 2f, with leader, ridden and lost place over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Aldermoor (9-3) at Catterick 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Count Almaviva (USA) 6-1 (9-3) Went right start, mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden, effort over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 11, nk behind Lucky Numbers (9-3) at Thirsk 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) sft.
Lady Salama 2-1jt-fav (8-13) Tracked leaders, challenging when rider dropped whip inside final furlong, stayed on to lead last 50 yards, won at Hamilton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) sft beating Asserting (8-4) by 1l, 5 ran.
Rossett Rose (IRE) 12-1 (9-2) Led, headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 6, 9l behind Polish Pride (9-0) at Haydock 6f 2yo hcp 0-80 (4) gs.
Bold Account (IRE) 11-8fav (9-2) Made all, shaken up over 1f out, ridden out final furlong, won at Ripon 6f 2yo sll (6) gs beating Nchike (9-2) by 3l, 7 ran.
