prominent 1f, lost place from behind, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not troubled leaders
slowly into stride, prominent on outside, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced and weakened quickly over 1f out
pressed leader, led just over 2f out, kept on under pressure, headed well inside final furlong, lost 2nd final strides
held up, headway to chase leaders and effort 1f out, no extra, weakened inside final furlong
behind, edged right and hampered rival after 1f, never in contention
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, soon weakened
started slowly, in last place when hampered on rail after 1f, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
in touch, ridden along over 2f out, effort behind leaders over 1f out, kept on final furlong, not troubled leaders
led until headed just over 2f out, stayed pressing leader, kept on to lead again well inside final furlong, all out and held on
prominent 1f, soon lost place and behind, eased over 1f out, tailed off
in touch, not clear run on rail 1f out, switched left inside final furlong, finished well, just failed
in touch, ridden 2f out, outpaced, kept on inside final furlong, not reached leaders
Mythical Blue, Timeteam and Mazzola are all shortlist material in this nursery but the vote goes to AAKEF. The Michael Jarvis-trained selection is partnered here by Richard Hills, which will probably provoke debate among punters, but he is of course retained by Hamdam Al Makhtoum who owns this 6f Yarmouth winner. The ground will suit him, and this drop back in trip won't be an issue, so now that the penny has dropped we'll take him off what is a fair mark. Mythical Blue was another getting the hang of things when scoring over this trip at Headquarters last time and he too is very much respected. Mazzola is one of the more experienced participants here and has won both a maiden and last time out in nursery company, both successes over 6f. All going seems to come alike to this colt and he can go close once more. Bath scorer Timeteam won't have it anything like as easy here today but there is no doubt he caught the eye there and we ignore him at our peril. Missile Dodger has some very solid form to bring to the party and from an in-form yard he is capable of getting involved, but we'll take Aakef to land the opener.
Tishtar 2-1fav (9-7) Chased leaders, ridden halfway, no progress, weakened from 2f out, 7th of 10, 14l behind Parisian Pyramid (8-1) at Goodwood 6f 2yo hcp (2) gf.
Mazzola 9-4 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, all out final furlong, just held on, won at Hamilton 6f 2yo hcp (4) gd beating Diggeratt (9-2) by a shd, 6 ran.
Fault 10-3 (9-8) Dwelt, soon pushed along, ridden 2f out, short-lived effort over 1f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 4 1/2l behind Ruby Tallulah (8-2) at Lingfield 5f 2yo hcp (5) pol.
Aakef (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Led 1f, led again over 1f out, soon driven and challenged, stayed on well, won at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd beating Hajoum (9-3) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Pocket's Pick (IRE) 7-2fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, went wide on bend over 4 out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 10, 2 1/2l behind The Magic of Rio (9-3) at Brighton 5f 2yo hcp (5) gd.
Sweet Applause (IRE) 9-1 (9-4) Held up in rear, headway when not clear run inside final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind The Magic of Rio (9-7) at Great Leighs 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
Red Rossini (IRE) 7-2 (8-11) Ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 7l behind Mythical Blue (7-9) at Newmarket 5f 2yo hcp (4) gd.
Timeteam (IRE) 11-4 (8-9) Made all, clear over 1f out, ran on, easily, won at Bath 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) gd beating Robin The Till (8-11) by 5l, 9 ran.
Mythical Blue (IRE) 9-4jt-fav (7-9) Tracked leader, led over 1f out, edged left entering final furlong, soon straightened, ridden and responded well, won at Newmarket 5f 2yo hcp (4) gd beating Waffle (9-7) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Court Approval (IRE) 7-2fav (9-1) Led 1f, chased leader, every chance 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 4th of 12, 8l behind Serious Attitude (8-0) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) gs.
Lady Master 7-1 (8-5) Made virtually all, hard ridden final furlong, held on, won at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) gf in Jul beating Ruby Tallulah (7-13) by a nk, 5 ran.
You've Been Mowed 8-11fav (8-4) Switched left over 4f out, chased leaders, hanging left from halfway, unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 1/2l behind Lady Master (8-5) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) gf in Jul.
Missile Dodger (USA) 7-2 (9-7) Led, pressed over 2f out, stayed on under pressure, no extra when headed final 100 yards, lost 2nd final stride, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Klynch (9-3) at Kempton 6f 2yo hcp (4) pol.
Leftontheshelf (IRE) 4-1 (9-4) Soon pushed along and in touch, under pressure and outpaced halfway, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 10, nk behind The Magic of Rio (9-7) at Great Leighs 5f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
