mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden when weakening over 1f out
slowly into stride and towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, some late headway, never near to challenge
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra close home
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, kept on
prominent, pushed along halfway, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong
led, headed over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace
mid-division, headway on outer over 2f out, one pace final furlong
prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
in touch, driven 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
Jamie Osborne's Awaaser showed promise on his only start as a juvenile at Newcastle a year ago but has not been seen since then and that has to be of concern so a safer bet looks to be Bahara, who is preferred to King of Sting. The last mentioned showed promise on his belated debut at Doncaster in July but the form of that particular race has not worked out all that well so he may be best watched on his first run since then. Luca Cumani's Staunchly stepped up on her debut effort when fifth at Redcar last time and should progress further again but needs to, while On The Bright Side has given little sign of encouragement this term and is not certain to be suited by today's longer trip. Fardi looks fully exposed and a better bet should be Bahara. Mick Channon's filly has run with credit over sprint trips in all three starts and should improve for the step up to seven furlongs today.
Fardi (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 7th of 9, 14l behind Bird Over (9-7) at Epsom 6f 3yo hcp (4) gf in Jun.
King of Sting 16-1 (9-0) Slow into stride, mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden when hung left, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, edged left and no extra well inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, 3 1/2l behind Faleh (8-9) at Doncaster 7f mdn stk (5) gs in Jul.
Lightening Fire (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Pushed along towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Authenticate (8-9) at Catterick 7f mdn aut stk (6) gf.
Awaaser (USA) 6-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon outpaced, 4th of 10, 8l behind Newsround (9-0) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (D2) gf in Sept '04.
Bahara 5-4fav (8-10) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, no impression, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Rosapenna (8-10) at Catterick 6f mdn fll (6) frm in May.
On The Bright Side 33-1 (9-0) Behind, outpaced from halfway, last of 9, 17l behind Kool Ovation (9-1) at Newcastle 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in Jun.
Underthemistletoe (IRE) 33-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 9l behind Ladeena (8-9) at Redcar 7f mdn stk (5) gd.
Staunchly (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Monda (8-9) at Redcar 7f mdn stk (5) gd.
