tracked leader, hard driven over 1f out, soon one pace
made all, quickened over 2f out, hard driven entering final furlong, ran on strongly
slowly into stride, chased leaders, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, never a threat
Hard to rule anything in or out of this nursery with any great conviction. The unbeaten Mutanaaseq brings an unexposed profile into the mix but has stamina and ground queries to answer after an absence; Dragons Tail is also unproven over the trip whilst the distance is already looking on the sharp side for Fleeting Freedom . All things considered, GOLD TOWN looks the most appealing option on the strength of his effort over C&D last time even though he too has still to definitively prove he handles an easy surface.
Dragons Tail (IRE) 5-2 (9-3) Tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong and soon lost 2nd place, no extra and lost 3rd place post, 4th of 5, 1/2l behind Prestbury Park (9-1) at Chester 6f stks (2) gs in Aug.
Gold Town 7-2fav (9-9) Took keen hold, held up in last trio, headway on outside and hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went never nearer 3rd post, no chance with easy winner, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Tangled (8-9) at Newmarket 7f (2) gf in Jul.
Mutanaaseq (IRE) 11-8fav (9-6) Pressed leader, effort inside final 2f, led narrowly over 1f out, soon ridden, rallied when headed narrowly towards finish, regained lead post, won at Doncaster 5f stks (5) gf in May beating Bengali Boys (9-6) by hd, 5 ran.
Fleeting Freedom 9-2 (9-0) Towards rear, headway over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Juliet Capulet (9-0) at Thirsk 7f fll stks (4) gs in Jul.
