held up and raced keen, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not pace to challenge
with leader, led over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon tracking leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led, headed over 5f out, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
raced keen in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on well
slowly into stride, always behind
held up in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, chased winner final furlong, not pace to challenge
A maiden featuring representatives from the top stables with three newcomers in the 11 runner field. Ed Dunlop has two debutantes Factor Fifteen and Mirant and the latter looks the lost most likely type being Mirant who has Frankie Dettori booked to ride. Royal Stamp is the other newcomer from the John Gosden and this US-bred colt could well make an impact. Zaajel shaped well on his only appearance last season, finishing second in a Doncaster maiden on heavy ground. The son of Nashwan always looked the type to do better as a three-year-old. Burning Sun also only had one start last season and is the subject of good reports at home. Silistra ran well at Nottingham last year but got bogged down in the heavy ground and is sure to run well on this faster surface. This though is a wide-open race and outsiders Ashgar Sayyad and Pyrrhic should not be dismissed.
