chased leader, led 2f out, hard ridden final furlong, held on gamely
chased leaders, ran green and in snatches, ridden to challenge, hung left and unbalanced final 2f, eased when held near finish
took keen hold, always last, outpaced halfway
dwelt, soon tracked leaders on inner, switched right 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, strong challenge final furlong, just failed
This looks to be a straightforward task for Brecon Beacon and the Paul Cole-trained son of Spectrum is fancied to cope with the step up to six furlongs better than Zimbali, a cheap purchase that heads the list of dangers to the selection. Queen's Glory and Prince Sabo already have plenty of improvement to find and are not hard to overlook, which leaves Bridge Place as the only other feasible alternative. However, this son of Polar Falcon was never in contention on his debut and needs to post a much better performance to get competitive today. Therefore, this is probably best left to Brecon Beacon as he gave some solid indications of his capabilities when landing a decent maiden at York earlier in the month. The runner up from that race did enough to boost the form in comparison to this level when he finished second at Goodwood on Tuesday and it will be something of a surprise if Brecon Beacon cannot maintain his unbeaten status in this company.
