prominent, every chance from well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
behind, headway final furlong, never nearer
held up mid-division, weakened over 2f out
mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always prominent, every chance from over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never nearer
slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous
in touch, ridden well over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous
in touch, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace
awkward start, always behind
hampered start, held up and never dangerous
in touch, led halfway, headed over 1f out, soon weakened
In an interesting maiden, the vote goes to Black As Soot, with his biggest dangers possibly proving to be Melodic Score, Archerfield Links, Rebelling and Street Warrior. Black As Soot showed plenty of promise on his debut over course and distance despite running green. The form of that race rates as pretty decent and he can go well today. By Kingmambo out of a Sadler's Wells mare, Melodic Score certainly attracts interest on breeding and can maybe give Frankie Dettori a good ride on his return from injury, while John Dunlop's Morghim, a son of Machiavellian, is also interesting, although he is a late foal. Archerfield Links has interesting breeding, as have Barnamaj, although his dam stayed quite well, and Rebelling. Henchman is nicely bred and rates as interesting, while Indigo Dancer gets fairly similar comments. As a half-brother to several winners, the Clive Cox-trained Street Warrior gets a big mention, while Tower Hill and Tumbleweed Glory are others to have a look at. Overall, though, we will stay with Black As Soot.
Barnamaj (USA) Seeking The Gold colt out of a useful 1m2f-1m7f winner.
Final Bid (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 18l behind Hunter Street (8-12) at Yarmouth 6f nov aut stk (6) gf in Jun.
Henchman Anabaa colt out of a mare who was placed in the Cheshire Oaks.
Joint Acquisition (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, outpaced, last of 12, 29l behind Dahaaleez (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd.
Melodic Score (USA) Kingmambo colt out of an unraced half-sister to the top-class Singspiel.
Morghim (IRE) Machiavellian colt, half-brother to 1m & 1m1f winner Reflector.
Tower Hill (IRE) Grand Lodge colt, half-brother to 2 winners including the useful Steel Princess.
Tumbleweed Glory (IRE) Marju gelding out of an unraced mare.
