hampered start, towards rear, ridden halfway, stayed on well final furlong, nearest at finish
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
slow away, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened well over 1f out
hampered start, behind, ridden over 2f out, kept on, never on terms
prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
held up, ridden and switched left over 1f out, ran on well to lead inside final furlong
went right start, towards rear, ridden and headway 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on
always outpaced behind
prominent, led halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
led to halfway, soon driven along, stayed on same pace final furlong
With little form to go on the betting could provide plenty of clues in this maiden stakes, but Takhmin has shown enough promise to warrant respect and could be good enough to take this at the main expense of Wedlock and Euklei. The selection looks the type who will improve with racing and with his yard in good form he looks the most plausible choice. He ran green on his racecourse bow but hinted that he was getting the hang of things as he stayed on inside the final furlong to finish ninth behind Lincolneurocruiser. If as expected he comes on for that run then he could be the one to follow. Wedlock ran well on his debut but he was a little disappointing last time, but if that run is ignored then he could be interesting. Euklei is a well-bred filly and hails from a yard beginning to find their form, but she may just need this her first run. Sir Anthony is another from a yard that is beginning to hit form so he may be worth a second look in the market, but for the winner we return to Takhmin.
