bumped start, chased leaders, switched right to challenge halfway, led and hung left from over 1f out, ridden clear
went left start, tracked leader, under pressure over 2f out, soon faded
led, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace
went right start, tracked leaders, effort well over 2f out, soon weakened
Nonrunner
A wide open nursery gets us underway, with CELESTIAL TRYST taken to get the better of likely main dangers Azizi and Desert Forest. George Moore's filly landed a bit of a touch last time out at Doncaster, when upped to this trip after running over five furlongs on debut. She may even get further in time. She's due to run in a group race at Newmarket on Saturday. The draw may not come into play here given there's a field of just six set to face the starter, but Azizi is drawn low, which may help him. Being stepped up in trip second time out also paid dividends for him, winning a lower grade Lingfield maiden over seven furlongs. A son of Guineas winners, there are no fancy entries lined up for him yet, but further improvement's expected. Desert Forest keeps finding one too good, having been runner up in his last three races. He's showing improvement, but may be a serial loser. William Morgan's got more than a stone in hand on top-weighted Ananda Kanan, and although being placed once in three maidens is nothing to shout about, the form that Richard Fahey's string are in demands some respect. It's a very competitive contest to get proceedings underway, and we'll side with Celestial Tryst.
Azizi 2-7fav (9-3) Dwelt, soon chased leader, challenged and green over 1f out, soon shaken up, led entering final furlong, drew steadily clear, won at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Jul beating Bush Master (9-3) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Desert Forest (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Tracked winner, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 6, nk behind Mister Angry (9-5) at Catterick 7f nov med aut stk (5) gs in Jul.
William Morgan (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Held up, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never nearer, 6th of 13, 8l behind Chaperno (9-3) at York 6f 2yo mdn aut (4) gf in Jul.
Gold Fix (IRE) 18-1 (7-13) Held up, headway 3f out, challenging on outside when carried left entering final furlong, driven and stayed on well towards finish to press winner to line, just failed, 2nd of 14, ns behind Desert Auction (9-6) at Newbury 7f 2yo hcp (4) gs.
Ananda Kanda (USA) 18-1 (9-2) Held up, driven over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to chase leaders final furlong, 4th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Flaneur (8-5) at Newcastle 6f 2yo hcp (5) gs in Jul.
Celestial Tryst 12-1 (8-8) Prominent, headway 2f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Doncaster 7f 2yo fll mdn aut (4) gs in Jul beating Court Gown (8-8) by nk, 14 ran.
