towards rear behind and struggling halfway, never a factor
chased leader, led narrowly 2f out, headed kept on
towards rear, pushed along before halfway, weakened soon after
mid-division on outside, shaken up and unable to quicken when edged left 2f out, headway hung left and stayed on into 3rd inside final furlong
slowly into stride, took keen hold towards rear, closer in mid-division halfway, weakened inside final 2f
outpaced in last pair, headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no threat
chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, led towards finish
slowly away, behind, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on into 4th well inside final furlong
mid-division, closer chasing leaders 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, weakening when hung left and eased over 1f out
raced freely in lead, pushed along and headed over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened final furlong
chased leaders on outside, hung left over 1f out, weakened and lost modest 4th well inside final furlong
Always a maiden to take note of and a field of interesting sorts, many of whom have already shown sufficient to land a maiden. With half a dozen interesting newcomers to stir into the pot, it all makes for a tasty renewal. Gift Of Kings and Kumasi make most appeal of the debutants at this stage but the market should prove instrumental in sorting them out. Of those to have run, Afro Blue, Tulip Fields and Dubai Mirage seem sure to progress from promising debuts, but the form of Celtic Art and Molatham reads more strongly and both are highly respected. It's a tough choice between them but both could be trumped by FOX DUTY FREE, who overcame a messy start on Newbury debut to finish a fast-closing third to Owney Madden, a winner of a hot nursery here on Wednesday.
Afro Blue (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, switched right and ridden on outside over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Cepheus (9-5) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
Cabot Cliffs (IRE) Gleneagles colt out of Hallouella.
Celtic Art (FR) 14-1 (9-0) Outpaced in rear, switched left and headway over 1f out, ran on into 2nd inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Persuasion (9-0) at Goodwood 7f mdn stks (2) gf in Aug.
Cruyff Dutch Art colt out of Piano.
Dubai Mirage (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Held up 4th, headway on outside over 2f out, went 2nd inside final 2f, pressed winner and every chance throughout final furlong, hung right and bumped winner well inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 5, shd behind Native Tribe (9-5) at Sandown 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Aug.
Fox Duty Free (IRE) 5-2fav (9-0) Slowly away and carried badly left start, behind, headway near side of group strong run inside final, furlong,, 3rd of 12, 1/2l behind Owney Madden (9-0) at Newbury 6f stks (4) gs in Jul.
Gift Of Kings Kingman colt out of Indian Love Bird.
Kumasi New Approach colt out of Ghanaian.
Molatham 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, ran on into 2nd, never reached winner, 2nd of 7, nk behind Mums Tipple (9-0) at Ascot 6f mdn stks (2) gf in Jul.
Pot Of Paint New Approach colt out of Regency.
Station To Station 16-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, chased leaders, hung badly left and faltered inside final furlong, eased, 7th of 12, 6 1/4l behind Owney Madden (9-0) at Newbury 6f stks (4) gs in Jul.
Western Hero (IRE) Excelebration colt out of Kayak.
Zuckerberg (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Prominent, hung left and switched right over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 1 1/4l behind Mischief Star (9-5) at Catterick 7f mdn stks (5) gs in Aug.
African Swift (USA) Evensfav (9-0) Soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, rallied and every chance inside final 110 yards, just held, 2nd of 7, shd behind Kalsara (9-0) at Kempton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
Dulas (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, ridden final furlong, no extra, 6th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Al Madhar (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (3) gf in Jul.
Tulip Fields 11-4jfav (9-0) Keen in touch, not clear run over 2f out, stayed on into 3rd over 1f out, never a threat, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Vividly (9-0) at Goodwood 7f mdn fll stks (2) gd in Aug.
