slowly into stride, in rear, outpaced from halfway
close up, ridden, every chance entering final 2f, kept on same pace
keen, tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, hung left, headed over 1f out, soon outpaced by winner
led, ridden, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
held up in touch, ridden, wandered over 1f out, kept on same pace
unruly stalls, chased leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on
Nonrunner
With the Stoute two-year-old's are in such good form Dr Faustus gets the vote here ahead of Metaphorical and Hustle. This son of Saddler's Wells showed plenty of promise on his debut when fifth behind Better Hand in a strong looking race at Sandown. He started to hang quite early in the race due to greenness and with that experience behind him we expect a much better effort this afternoon. Hustle stepped up on his debut run to finish a decent third behind Cat Junior at Newbury. There could be more to come and he looks a big danger. The newcomer that catches the eye is Metaphorical. The stable's juveniles are going well and this son of Bahri will not have to be too special to make a winning debut. Spacious and Alfathaa are two to watch closely in the betting, but we return to Dr Faustus as the more likely winner.
Aim Weetman's Weigh colt out of a lightly-raced mare.
Alfathaa Nayef colt out of 6f & 7f winner Arctic Char.
Balais Folly (FR) Act One gelding out of an unraced mare.
Dr Faustus (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Tracked winner, effort over 2f out, soon no impression, kept on one pace, 5th of 8, 6l behind Better Hand (9-3) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Jul.
Gardes (IRE) Xaar colt out of 7f-1m winner Golden Honor.
Metaphorical Bahri colt, half-brother to 2 winners between 1m & 1m3f.
Mganga 50-1 (9-3) Slowly away and always behind, 10th of 14, 8l behind Campanologist (9-0) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd.
Redford (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Went left start, soon chased leaders, ridden when rider dropped rein over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 14th of 15, 23l behind Siberian Tiger (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn auc (4) gf.
Lacala (IRE) Alhaarth filly, half-sister to winning miler Jihaaz.
Spacious Nayef filly, half-sister to useful 7f-1m winner Artimino.
Desert Life (IRE) Desert Style gelding out of an unraced mare.
Hustle (IRE) 6-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace under pressure, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Cat Junior (9-3) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Jabal Tariq 9-1 (9-3) Chased leader, hard ridden inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 5th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Campanologist (9-0) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd.
Spinning Ridge (IRE) 10-1 (8-3) Prominent, ridden, effort 2f out, chased leader, every chance 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Palm Court (8-8) at W'hampton 7f 2yo hcp (5) pol in Jul.
