soon outpaced and pushed along towards rear, heandway on inside over 1f out, stayed on
chased leader to over 1f out, soon hung left and weakened final furlong
chased leaders, hard ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, headway on inside to lead over 1f out, clear when ridden inside final furlong
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner final furlong
mid division, ridden and struggling 3f out
behind, hung left and headway well over 1f out, kept on into 3rd inside final furlong
A race perhaps lacking strength in depth and narrow preference is for ROBUST WISH ahead of Before The War and newcomer Right Grand. The selection has three runs under his belt and has certainly shaped with plenty of promise. His latest run behind Dahaam looks fairly solid form and if the first-time blinkers have the effect then this 79-rated gelding could be hard to beat. Bubbly Bellini has shown promise in his short career to date and his official rating of 74 looks about right; he has a little to prove over this trip and is taken on accordingly. Before The War looks a typical improver from the Luca Cumani yard and he shaped with a degree of promise at Kempton on debut, My Grand Duke cost a fair bit and has lots of winners on his dam's side, whilst Right Grand's pedigree suggests that this sort of trip could be ideal. Seamster is rated better than his two starts; there are feasible excuses for both and he may be more at home now granted this consistent surface. Stefanki seemed to regress from first to second runs although it was a better race, whilst any market support for the filly Riviera Chic should be noted. The vote here is given to Robust Wish who sets a good standard to aim at.
Before The War (USA) 16-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, towards rear, made some headway final furlong, 7th of 14, 12l behind Mass Rally (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol.
Bubbly Bellini (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, soon ridden and beaten, 5th of 6, 10l behind Fleeting Echo (8-0) at Lingfield 6f 2yo hcp (5) gd in Jul.
My Grand Duke (USA) Johannesburg colt out of Hit It Here Cafe.
Pomeroy 25-1 (9-3) Ran green, always towards rear, 12th of 15, 15l behind Beauchamp Yorker (9-3) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep.
Right Grand Exceed And Excel colt out of Baileys Dancer.
Robust Wish (USA) 11-2 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, soon hung right, closed inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Dahaam (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Oct.
Seamster 9-2 (9-3) Behind, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 23l behind Nideeb (9-3) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Jul.
Stefanki (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Held up, one pace from over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 11l behind Rashaad (9-3) at Doncaster 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Luminosa Zaha filly out of Lightning Blaze.
Riviera Chic (USA) Medaglia D'oro filly out of Hurricane Warning.
