soon tracking leaders, weakened quickly over 1f out
tracked leaders and keen, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
in touch, ridden along 3f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace
made all, shaken up 1f out, run on well
very slowly into stride, never in contention
With four debutantes and little recent form for most of the others, a market check is essential, but tentatively we'll go with experience and select FRANK STREET, who's expected to find main the challenges coming from Cawdor and Ben's Dream. Eve Johnson Houghton's gelding has run respectably in three races to date last year, and showed he's got a modicum of form to take a race such as this. A low draw should help. Cawdor's best form in a trio if races have come with a little cut in the ground so this may be a little too firm. Ben's Dream is entitled to come on for a pipe opener earlier in the month. That was his first outing since a couple of seconds last year. New Leyf is an interesting debutant, having already been sold twice for fees in excess of 100 thousand and 50 thousand Euro. He's Jeremy Gask's only runner here too. Minimum stakes for us this contest, but our marginal preference is for Frank Street.
Tiger Trail (GER) 10-1 (8-8) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace until faded final furlong, 10th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Rocker (8-10) at Sandown 5f hcp (5) gf in Jul.
Badge Acclamation colt out of Be My Wish.
Ben's Dream (IRE) 5-1 (8-11) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 11, 10l behind Ray Of Joy (9-0) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Cawdor (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Prominent, led over 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, caught last stride, 2nd of 11, shd behind Cumana Bay (8-12) at Sandown 5f 2yo mdn (4) sft in Sep.
Frank Street 2-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, in touch, ridden and no headway final 2f, 5th of 11, 7l behind Smokey Ryder (8-12) at Folkestone 5f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Aug.
Megasecret 16-1 (9-3) Keen, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 14, 12l behind Wedding List (8-12) at Great Leighs 6f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Steeple Caster Compton Place gelding out of Antonia's Double.
Champagne Future 15-2 (9-0) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Ingleby Lady (9-0) at Pontefract 6f 3yo fll mdn (5) gf.
Supreme Glimpse Piccolo filly out of Running Glimpse.
Apache Moon 14-1 (8-12) Close up, ridden 3f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 18l behind True Decision (8-5) at Southwell 7f mdn auc stks (6) fbs in Mar.
New Leyf (IRE) Kheleyf colt out of Society Fair.
