held up in mid-division, steady headway on inside over 3f out, challenged 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, chased winner soon after, still every chance until not quicken towards finish
slowly away, some headway when ran wide into straight, never a factor
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon beaten
in touch, headway on outside 3f out, challenged 2f out, driven and every chance entering final furlong, not quicken towards finish
led to 8f out, chased leader, regained lead 4f out, ridden and hung badly left over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
reluctant to load stalls, took keen hold, held up in mid-division, headway 3f out, switched right 2f out, chased leaders and wandered over 1f out, not one pace and not resolute well inside final furlong
soon pushed along in rear, some moderate headway over 2f out
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened
dwelt, soon in mid-division on outer, headway 3f out, challenged 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, driven out
started very slowly, outpaced in rear throughout
chased leaders, pushed along 5f out, weakened 4f out, soon well behind
slowly into stride, behind, made some late headway
held up towards rear, behind final 3f
chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out
pressed leader, led 8f out to 4f out, weakened quickly
There's plenty of dead wood in this maiden and a few more with a little to prove. MATHAAQ may be the successful candidate but the likes of Custody and Alhaque are viable winners. The selection showed little on soft ground on debut but left that form behind when chasing home a useful winner at Kempton. He did hang in the straight having started slowly but he can be expected to improve on that performance. Custody sports blinkers for his reappearance having filled the runner-up's berth on all four starts since debut. This is a belated reappearance but it's interesting that his top yard has persevered and the best of his form marks him down as a leading player. Alhaque made a highly promising start albeit one that didn't live up to his tall reputation. He was tailed off on his final start for Peter Chapple-Hyam and strong support on his debut for new connections could be significant. Bourne is deemed capable of better than he showed last time whilst Starkat showed promise in a lesser race but she could struggle to cope with the best of these and we'll take Mathaaq to open his account.
Duke of Burgundy (FR) 33-1 (10-0) Held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 6th of 12, 17l behind My Chestnut Girl (8-12) at Ripon 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd.
Fairplaytomyself Ballet Master filly out of Over The Moon.
Alhaque (USA) 7-2 (9-3) Led centre group, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased from over 1f out, last of 8, 28l behind Gripsholm Castle (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gf in May.
Bourne 4-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, lost action 3f out, soon eased, last of 11, 41l behind Senses (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Country Road (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 16, 16l behind Do The Strand (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) sft.
Custody (IRE) 5-2 (9-3) Led, hung right and wide straight well over 1f out, pressed over 1f out, no extra when headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, nk behind Star Links (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
Just Call Me Dave (USA) 8-1 (9-2) Held up in rear of chasing group, tailed off before halfway, last of 8, well behind Akbabend (9-2) at Catterick 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf.
Legend Of Greece (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) N touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon well behind, 9th of 10, 24l behind Beauchamp Xerxes (9-3) at Windsor 1m mdn stks (5) gf.
Mathaaq 22-1 (9-3) Dwelt, soon in touch, led 3f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Bawadi (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (4) pol.
Beyonda Dream And Beyond filly out of Richenda.
Ditzy Diva 100-1 (8-7) Keen, in rear, last of 12, 24l behind Mastery (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft in Oct.
Elms School Story Lucky Story filly out of Elms Schoolgirl.
Iketi (GR) 50-1 (9-0) Pulled hard in mid-division, hard driven over 3f out and soon beaten, 10th of 14, 27l behind Natural Flair (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo mdn fll stks (4) gs in Apr.
Laura Land 66-1 (8-12) In touch, joined winner after 4f, ridden and weakened over 1f out, last of 6, 8l behind Heritage Coast (9-6) at Chester 1m 2f fll mdn stks (5) gf.
Obvious 10-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on until weakened final furlong, 7th of 14, 7l behind Splashdown (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol in Sep.
Six of Clubs 100-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, last of 15, 44l behind Heliodor (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 1f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep.
Starkat 50-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, headway entering final furlong, ran on to take 2nd post, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Bomber Brown (9-0) at Yarmouth 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) gs in Jul.
