dwelt towards rear, ridden over 2f out, never near leaders
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
dwelt towards rear, not clear run over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
keen led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
slow into stride towards rear, headway on outer over 1f out, nearest finish
in touch, not clear run over 2f out, weakened final furlong
keen in touch, headway 2f out, soon chased winner and edged left, faded inside final furlong
tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and quickened clear inside final furlong
outpaced and behind, never near leaders
Plenty of newcomers representing powerful yards to keep an eye on. That includes stablemates Wisden and Approaching Squall for the Stoute stable while Ejbaar and Legal Shark are others to note in the betting along with Quantative. The latter is a half-brother to a couple of winners and shares ownership with SCOONER, who finished behind a subsequent winner when third at Newbury in October. Given that is much stronger form than Keep In Line's modest debut effort at Kempton, Roger Charlton's colt gets the nod.
Legal Shark (IRE) Lawman gelding out of Sea Searcher.
Lucky Stars 100-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 22l behind Miss Brazil (9-0) at Yarmouth 6f mdn flls stks (5) gf in Jul.
Approaching Squall (IRE) New Approach colt out of Lady Miletrian.
Boston Two Step 14-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, pushed along halfway, soon beaten, eased over 2f out, last of 10, well behind Maxwell (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn stks (5) in Mar.
Dutch Falcon 33-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, pushed along before halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out, 9th of 13, 10l behind Typhoon Season (9-5) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Jul.
Ejbaar Oasis Dream colt out of Habaayib.
Keep In Line (GER) 3-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, mid-division, outpaced 3f out, kept on under pressure on outside final furlong, never near leaders, 9th of 14, 9l behind Victory Megastar (9-5) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Quantative Selkirk colt out of Star Cluster.
Scooner (USA) 13-2 (9-5) Took keen hold tracking leading pair, 2nd 2f out, soon led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, soon carried right, no impression when lost 2nd final 100 yards, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Firmament (9-5) at Newbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Wisden (IRE) Intikhab gelding out of Cayman Sunrise.
On A Whim 50-1 (8-9) Slowly away, in rear, ridden over 3f out, effort on outside over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 14l behind Marma's Boy (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn auc stks (5).
