towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and one pace over 2f out, never a factor
reared and rider lost right iron leaving stalls, led and soon clear, rider regained iron and wide hafway, reduced lead well over 2f out, headed 2f out, soon lost 2nd, weakened and not persevered with inside final furlong
behind, pushed along 3f out, effort on inside over 1f out, kept on under hand riding inside final furlong, never near leaders
prominent in main group, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
held up well in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
led main group, closed on clear leader well over 2f out, led 2f out, pushed 2 lengths clear 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, caught last strides
started slowly, ran very green and always behind, detached 3f out
close up in main group, chased leader well over 2f out, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
took keen hold early, close up in main group, ridden well over 1f out, chased leading pair 1f out, strong run under pressure final 100 yards, led final strides
never better than mid-division
prominent in main group, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
This is if anything more interesting than the first division that opened the call; after much deliberation we like DIVINE CALL ahead of Seyaaq and Bit Of Bling. There's no doubt that Seyaaq will be a big player here if improving on his first run which appears entirely likely. However, he's already been gelded which suggests he's been a bit of a lad whilst of even greater concern is this drop in trip as he's bred to want a mile or more and shaped that way on debut. With that in mind we'll instead take Divine Call as our pick, a well-bred son of Pivotal who has an appealing mixture of speed and stamina in his pedigree. He's actually a close relative of Penitent who won the Lincoln for this yard a month or so ago and, as they continue to operate at a good strike-rate with three-year-olds, there's plenty in his favour. Bit Of Bling also makes paper appeal being from the same family as 2000 Guineas contender Awzaan. This trip looks to be the perfect starting point and he's worth keeping a close eye on in the betting. Streets Of War isn't without claims having shown promise on both starts but the fact they were so far apart suggests she's not been the easiest to train so of more interest is Cheddar George, hailing from a yard who have done well of late. This is a fascinating affair and it looks sure to throw up plenty of future winners; we hope Divine Call proves best on the day.
Rowan Light 66-1 (8-12) Behind, pushed along halfway, soon no impression, 8th of 14, 9l behind Wadaat (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m fll mdn auc (5) gd in Apr '09.
Caldermud (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Chased leaders on outer, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 9l behind San Cassiano (8-9) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Sep.
Divine Call Pivotal colt out of Pious.
Hounds Ditch 10-1 (8-10) Slowly into stride, outpaced, always behind, 9th of 11, 18l behind Amenable (8-10) at Southwell 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) fbs in Sep.
Perfect Point (IRE) Cape Cross gelding out of Alessia.
Seyaaq (USA) 9-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along and slightly outpaced over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 7l behind Diescentric (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (4) gf.
Streets Of War (USA) 10-1 (9-3) Held up in touch, under pressure over 2f out, stayed on, never on terms, 4th of 10, 7l behind Capponi (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Bit Of Bling Dansili filly out of Bling Bling.
Blue Again 33-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and some headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 11th of 16, 9l behind I'm A Dreamer (8-12) at Yarmouth 1m fll mdn auc (5) gd.
Hidden Fire 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 16, 9l behind Qaraaba (9-0) at Salisbury 7f 2yo stks (5) sft in Oct.
Miss California 100-1 (9-0) Dwelt, always in rear, 12th of 15, 26l behind Marie De Medici (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo stks (4) gf in Oct.
Tudor Princess 13-2 (9-0) Raced towards centre, held up in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 8l behind Flip Flop (9-0) at Folkestone 6f 2yo fll mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Cheddar George Pivotal colt out of Grandalea.
Suzhou 16-1 (8-12) Slowly in to stride, chased leaders, weakened final furlong, 11th of 15, 7l behind Adventure Story (8-12) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Nov.
