towards rear, headway on inside over 3f out, under pressure over 2f out, kept on final 2f, never troubled leaders
raced wide, prominent, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out
tracked winner, ridden and effort over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on
raced wide mid-division, ridden and weakened quickly well over 2f out, soon tailed off
mid-division, ridden over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous
made all, soon led, shaken up over 2f out, stayed on gamely from over 1f out, ridden out
started very slowly, recovered to chase leaders after 1f, took keen hold, effort 2f out, no impression over 1f out
always behind, outpaced final 3f, well behind 2f out
broke well, soon lost place and in rear, outpaced over 3f out, soon tailed off
Judraan and Golden Shadow both have claims on the pick of their limited form so far but both would probably prefer a softer surface and a safer bet looks to be Green Calibre, who is preferred. The selection would look to be one of the stable's lesser lights but Sir Michael Stoute's colt stepped up on previous form when tackling a fast surface for the first time at Catterick last month and should appreciate the conditions more than his main rivals. Deepwater Bay should improve for his debut effort at Newbury and could be of interest, while Merchant Bankes probably needs to improve to trouble the selection. Neither Busy Shark nor Weet For Ever make any great appeal and a bigger threat is likely to come from Judraan. The Michael Jarvis-trained colt has shown a consistent level of form and should appreciate today's longer trip but the son of Alhaarth is far from certain to handle today's faster ground. Golden Shadow looks to be going the right way but is another that would probably prefer softer ground and a better bet is probably Green Calibre, who gets the vote.
Busy Shark (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division until weakened over 2f out, 10th of 13, 20l behind Botteen (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sept.
Deepwater Bay (USA) 5-1 (9-0) Took keen hold with leaders, ridden well over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Beau Nash (9-0) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sept.
Green Calibre 9-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, hard ridden and headway when edged right final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Jaad (9-0) at Carlisle 1m 2yo mdn (5) gf in Sept.
Judraan 20-1 (9-0) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2l behind Bold And Free (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sept.
Golden Shadow (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, mid-division, headway over 3f out, went 2nd 2f out, soon ridden, ran on, not trouble winner, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Montreux (8-11) at Haydock 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) gs in Sept.
Joy Will Tell You 66-1 (8-3) Towards rear, behind final 2f, virtually pulled up pulled up in race won by Mister Benedictine (8-10) at Brighton 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Aug, 13 ran.
Merchant Bankes 16-1 (9-0) Led, ridden well over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, not quicken near finish, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Possessed (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Sept.
Weet For Ever (USA) High Yield colt out of a lightly-raced mare.
