held up in touch, headway on outside over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well
held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd final 100 yards, never going pace to reach front pair
soon pushed along in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out
slowly into stride, behind most of way
led, headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
ridden towards rear 3f out, plugged on final furlong, no danger
slowly away, reminders soon after star, always rear, eased when no chance final 2f, tailed off
tracked leaders, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken
in touch, ridden over 2f out, no impression on leaders over 1f out
chased leader, every chance 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, lost 3rd final 100 yards
With so many juveniles from top southern yards taking each other on, one cannot be confident of predicting the outcome, so only a modest vote goes the way of City Of The Kings ahead of the well-entered Conduit, Stormy View and Rockfield Tiger to name but a few. City Of The Kings was not beaten far when fourth to a Gosden odds-on shot at Newmarket last time, and considering that he did not get the clearest of runs, and probably found the going a shade too fast, is worth following to lose his maiden tag sooner rather than later. Whether that is today, remains to be seen, but he can boast more experience than most of his rivals, and should run well. Conduit is another with leading claims, having not been beaten far on his Newmarket debut over seven-furlongs, and he has entries in the Royal Lodge, Racing Post Trophy and next year's Vodafone Derby. John Gosden, whose Centennial beat the selection at headquarters, will have a line to the form, and saddles Stormy View, but she needs to show much more than she did on her debut behind Cape Amber at her local course. Rockfield Tiger has a tongue-tie fitted here to help improve his fortunes. He has not cut it over six-furlongs since finishing fourth behind Declaration Of War no less on his introduction, and is worth a try over today's trip on breeding. So, an interesting maiden, and one in which City Of The Kings is no more than a hopeful selection.
City of The Kings (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, not clear run 2f out, switched right, kept on but not pace to challenge, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Centennial (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Conduit (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Raced far side, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 7th of 20, 2 1/2l behind Tanweer (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Jack Got Even (USA) Stephen Got Even colt, half-brother to numerous decent winners in the USA.
Pepper's Ghost 33-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden halfway, soon no impression, 7th of 12, 14l behind Rosy Alexander (8-7) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn auc (6) gf in Jul.
Rampant Ronnie (USA) 22-1 (9-1) Always behind, 11th of 12, 19l behind Rosy Alexander (8-7) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn auc (6) gf in Jul.
Rockfield Tiger (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Led until headed over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 13l behind River Proud (9-0) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (3) gf in Jun.
Rock Me (IRE) Rock of Gibraltar colt, half-brother to several winners from 6f-1m2f.
Yaddree 9-1 (9-3) Raced centre, tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, soon hung left and weakened, 14th of 20, 6l behind Tanweer (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Aaim To Succeed (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Lost several lengths at start, ridden over 3f out, late headway 2f out, kept on, nearest finish, 6th of 10, 9l behind Scintillo (9-3) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Jul.
Stormy View (USA) 25-1 (9-0) Always behind, 14th of 18, 15l behind Cape Amber (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) frm.
