raced freely in mid-division, weakened 3f out
always prominent, led over 2f out, driven clear inside final furlong, impressive
chased leaders, effort 2f out, soon outpaced, stayed on well, never able to challenge
held up in rear, headway to chase leaders halfway, outpaced over 1f out, kept on under pressure
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led until over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division, under pressure halfway, soon weakened
It could pay to stick with WHALEWEIGH STATION rather than guess at the ability of the newcomers. Tom Dascombe's colt suggested it wouldn't be long before he was winning when runner-up on his debut at Leicester and he can put that experience to good use here. Of the newcomers, Figure Of Speech and Freddie Kilroy are both bred to excel over middle-distances while Headlong makes most appeal of Brian Meehan's duo. Master Of Suspense cost 140,000gns as a two-year-old and Peak Royale is a half-brother to four winners.
Arrowzone Iffraaj colt out of Donna Giovanna.
Figure Of Speech (IRE) Invincible Spirit colt out of Epic Similie.
Freddie Kilroy Pastoral Pursuits colt out of Pretty Davis.
Headlong (IRE) Aussie Rules colt out of Trois Graces.
Master Of Suspense Exceed And Excel colt out of Ridotto.
Peak Royale Royal Applause colt out of Mountain Law.
Whaleweigh Station 3-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Cable Bay (9-5) at Leicester 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd.
Alquimia (IRE) Medicean filly out of Cleide Da Silva.
Mantonize (USA) Smart Strike colt out of L'ile Aux Loups.
