slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden halfway, never dangerous
prominent, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
behind until some late headway, never on terms
chased leaders, hard ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always prominent, led over 1f out, shaken up
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, never troubled leaders
slowly into stride, behind, ridden halfway, soon beaten
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, no chance with winner
Given David Loder's already impressive record with his juveniles this term, Diamond way will be a popular choice to go in first time ahead of the more experienced Garrigon. Diamond Way cost Sheikh Mohammed 57,000gns, small change compared to some of his acquisitions, but the way this American-bred has been going about his work on the gallops, he could be a real bargain. An entry in Redcar's Two-Year-Old Trophy this autumn beckons, should he prove good enough, and unless either of the other newcomers here is anything special, a winning debut is very much on the cards. Paul Cole's runner Keepers Knight runs here rather than in better company at Ascot on Friday, so the son of the stable's Coventry Stakes winner Sri Pekan should not be entirely ruled out of calculations. Madaeh is from the same family as Group 1 winners Elnadim and Mehthaaf, and should come on for her Yarmouth introduction in which she was a bit green, but a bigger danger to the selection could be Garrigon who shaped well on his second start when runner-up at Epsom, clearly appreciating the step up to seven furlongs. he will surely win a maiden before long but will probably find Diamond Way too classy here.
