held up and keen, never troubled leaders
slow into stride, soon in touch, ridden and wandered about over 3f out, kept on final furlong
made most until ridden and headed 2f out, no extra final furlong
keen hold tracking leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no chance with winner
tracked leaders not much room and switched right 2f out, led inside final furlong readily
behind, ridden and some headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders
with leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
This looks an easy opening for Unigold, who still holds an entry in the Vodafone Derby. Ed Dunlop has made a quicker than normal start to the new campaign and Unigold should have little more than a piece of work to dispose of his rivals. Crown Agent has shown enough to suggest he can find a little race in due course, but he looks as though he will only play a minor role in this and may do better when he goes handicapping. Rawwaah, from the same family as Bint Salsabil, didn't show an awful lot on his only outing at two, but this step up in trip should see him in a better light. The beautifully bred Macmillan is one to keep an eye, but if he was thought forward enough to do himself justice, surely Pat Eddery would have preferred him to Rawwaah.
