led, headed over 4f out, weakened quickly 3f out
slowly into stride, held up behind, good headway to lead over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong
held up, effort over 3f, weakened final 2f
with leaders, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened final 2f
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, stayed on final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, hard ridden to lead inside final furlong, kept on under pressure
held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up behind, ridden well over 2f out, soon weakened
Jaafi should improve on his debut run at Newmarket and looks to hold strong claims, however we do have a few nagging doubts and therefore we will side with Desert Stream, with Cape Enterprise the pick of the others. Desert Stream has obviously had his training problems as his one and only race to date came in a very good maiden at Gowran Park in June 2003. However he couldn't be in better hands now and this superbly bred colt will not have to be a world beater to get the better of these rivals. Jaafi showed plenty of promise behind Dubai Venture in that Newmarket event. However the form of the race hasn't worked out too well and the fact that his family all preferred soft ground is a major concern. He should still be involved in the finish as should Cape Enterprise who finished third in a competitive handicap at Goodwood last time. Hallucinate should prove to be the best of the others, but in a pretty modest affair a chance is taken with Desert Stream.
Alpha Zeta 50-1 (8-1) Always behind, 13th of 14, 35l behind Defana (8-9) at Redcar 1m 2f sll hcp (G4) frm in Sept.
Desert Stream (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden straight, close up when hampered 1f out, no extra, 6th of 12, more than 3l behind All Is Forgiven (9-2) at Gowran Park 7f 2yo mdn gd in Jun '03.
Residential 8-1 (9-0) Took keen hold in touch, hard ridden 3f out, soon beaten, 4th of 18, 11l behind Mikao (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stk (D3) sft in Oct.
Aggi Mac 100-1 (8-2) Keen, in touch, ridden and led briefly 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 11, 14l behind Nantucket Sound (8-12) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (E3) fbs in Dec.
Cape Enterprise (USA) 25-1 (9-1) Close up, pushed along 3f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong to press for 2nd near finish but no chance with winner, 3rd of 15, 3 1/2l behind Planet (9-4) at Goodwood 1m 3f 3yo hcp (5) gd in May.
Hallucinate 11-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never able to challenge, 7th of 12, 12l behind Spinning Coin (9-0) at Beverley 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Jaafi (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, driven and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 5l behind Dubai Venture (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in May.
Mr Maxim 33-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2 furlongs, 4th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Kelly Nicole (9-1) at Redcar 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) gf in May.
Sadlers Senor (IRE) 66-1 (8-8) Raced keenly, held up, driven and outpaced 5f out, weakened 2f out, 4th of 5, 26l behind Stancomb Wills (8-8) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stk (5) frm in May.
Dimashq 200-1 (8-6) Mid-division, pushed along and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 7th of 16, 16l behind Munsef (9-0) at Ripon 1m 1f 3yo mdn (5) gf in May.
