slowly into stride, always behind
disputed lead, ridden and lose place 2f out, weakened over 1f out
always prominent, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, kept on same pace
mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, faded final 100yds
made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, drifted right inside final furlong, just held on
chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, soon beaten
raced keenly, tracked leaders, headway 2f out, ridden and every chance approaching final furlong, no extra towards finish
dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, ran on well inside final furlong, just failed
chased leaders, outpaced halfway, soon behind
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
It is hard to get away from Takhmin in this race, and he get the nod in this juvenile contest, with The selection is owned by Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum and trained by Mark Johnston and cots 60,000 guineas as a yearling. Of course, the betting for this race will tell its own story but this son of Almutawakel is well-bred and has to top the shortlist of possible winners of this race. Turning to the others, Michael Bell's Royal Pardon is likeably bred so is one to keep a close on, while Desert Promise has shown promise and is certain to be suited by the step up in trip today. The same can be said of English Fellow, who looks set to be competitive, and Jun Fan, who got the hang of things in the closing stages behind the decent Bold Marc here over five on his debut. Lincolneurocruiser is another to have shown reasonable form when placed in the context of this race, and Mister Buzz is quite likeably bred so is another to watch in running. Beautiful Mover was just touched off in a Newmarket maiden on her debut, but that did not look a strong affair. We'll find out whether or not that is true today but, for us, the one to beat looks to be Takhmin.
