raced keenly, held up, headway far side of group over 2f out, went 2nd 2f out, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no chance with winner
chased leaders, outpaced over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong
prominent near side of group, went 2nd halfway until 3f out, weakened over 2f out
gave problems loading, started slowly, never better than mid-division, behind final 2f
tracked winner until halfway, 2nd again 3f out, lost 2nd 2f out, ridden and one pace in 3rd after
made all, pushed clear final furlong, ran on strongly, unchallenged
behind most of way
held up towards rear and keen, headway over 2f out, plugged on final furlong
chased leaders, 4th and one pace over 1f out
The betting suggested TSAR would improve at Newcastle in October and he duly landed the odds over today’s trip. The Kingman colt is taken to defy a penalty on his return. Lord Campari, Turaath and Showmolina may well improve for this extra distance of the others with experience while several newcomers are worth a second glance. The selection’s stablemate Wild Boy is a half-brother to a winner and King Fairy’s unraced dam is related to Group winners while the E240,000 purchase Sidereal and Burke And Wills are others to note.
Tsar 2-7fav (9-5) Not much room leaving stalls, held up, headway over 4f out, led 2f out, quickened clear 1f out, reduced lead well inside final furlong but never looked liked being caught, won at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Oct beating Glenties (9-5) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Burke And Wills (IRE) Footstepsinthesand gelding out of Key Rose.
Forked Lightning 33-1 (9-2) Slow into stride, always in rear, 11th of 12, 19 3/4l behind Rhubarb Bikini (9-2) at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Ivahunch Ivawood gelding out of Galante.
King Fairy (IRE) Australia colt out of My Fairy.
Lord Campari (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) In touch in 5th on inside, pushed along over 2f out, shaken up and not quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Palace Pier (9-5) at Sandown 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Aug.
O'Reilly's Pass Australia gelding out of Dynaglow.
Showmolina 8-1 (9-2) Slowly away, towards rear, pushed along and ran green 2f out, kept on towards finish, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Notforalongtime (9-2) at Chelmsford City 7f stks (4) pol in Dec.
Sidereal Galileo colt out of Starlit Sands.
Wild Boy Shamardal colt out of Hawsa.
Turaath 12-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Amber Island (9-0) at Leicester 7f fll stks (4) gf in Sep.