led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leader, in touch over 4f out, soon lost place
held up in rear, headway 5f out, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, chased leader over 4f out, ridden to lead 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, kept on
held up, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden 2f out, led approaching final furlong, kept on well
tracked leaders and pulled hard, quickly lost place over 5f out
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up, effort over 4f out, never dangerous
This provides Jack The Giant with an ideal platform to get off the mark; possibly with the most to fear from Gjovic and Rowan Warning out of those with experience. That is not to dismiss the challenge of the Godolphin-owned newcomer Jalldee, who is half-brother to UAE seven furlong dirt winner Kondoty. The ground should not be a problem for this son of Green Desert and he is a obvious one to watch in the betting. Brockhole also catches the eye on pedigree and he is expected to improve on his debut run. However, he switches to turf for the first time and his introduction looks a risky piece of form to take on face value here. Rowan Warning is a consistent type that should again run his race. He came up against a useful type last time but, as his previous form is nothing out of the ordinary, he now looks exposed. The same has to be said of Gjovic, who will be racing for the twentieth time in public. However, he is a battler and it as more to do with misfortune than attitude that he has not won a race before now. still, the concession of 6lb to all bar one of his rivals leaves him vulnerable again and he needs everything to finally go right for him here. Therefore, it can pay to turn to Jack The Giant, who still has scope to improve over a trip that should be ideal for him. His trainer, Barry Hills, has been in terrific form in the last fortnight. So another bold bid is expected from Jack The Giant today.
Gjovic 4-1jt-fav (9-7) Led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Jazz Scene (9-13) at Haydock 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Aug.
River Line (USA) 100-1 (8-0) Led, headed 2f out, soon ridden, weakend over 1f out, 9th of 13, 10l behind Zan Lo (8-9) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (F4) gf.
Brockhole (IRE) 9-1 (9-0) Held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and hung badly left from over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 12, nk behind Heat of The Night (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Jan.
Jack The Giant (IRE) 9-4 (9-0) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd 1f out, soon edged left, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Malahem (9-0) at Haydock 1m mdn stk (5) gf in Aug.
Jalldee (FR) Green Desert colt, half-brother to several winners ranging from 7f to 1m 3f and also a NH winner. Dam lightly-raced winning miler..
Pallas Royale (IRE) Montjeu colt, half-brother to winning hurdler Lakil Princess.
Rowan Warning 7-2 (8-12) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, not quicken and stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 2l behind Oonagh Maccool (8-8) at Pontefract 1m mdn stk (4) gf in Aug.
Rudaki 80-1 (8-11) Always mid-division, 6th of 10, 19l behind Holiday Camp (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 3yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
