made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well
ridden leaving stalls, chased leaders, outpaced over 3f out, no impression after, kept on inside final furlong
steadied start, held up, always in rear
ran green in 4th, weakened over 3f out
held up in 5th, went 4th 3f out, never in contention
chased winner, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, no impression final 100 yards
Baptism is fitted with headgear having returned a losing favourite at Epsom in August when finishing behind the runner-up SOUTH COAST. The latter is taken to confirm superiority today with this extra distance likely to bring further improvement from the Godolphin filly. Bondi Sands could finish closer on this surface having encountered testing going at Goodwood on his debut and he’s preferred to stablemate and newcomer Douglas Fir while Caledonian Crusade makes more appeal than Falcon Claws of the remaining pair.
Baptism (IRE) 7-4fav (9-5) Chased leaders, half jumped path crossing over 3f out, edged right over 1f out, no impression, kept on, 3rd of 8, 5 1/4l behind Gold Souk (9-5) at Epsom 1m 1f mdn stks (4) gf in Aug.
Bondi Sands (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, recovered and in touch on outside 8f out, pushed along and lost place 5f out, plugged on from over 1f out, no impression, 6th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Khalifa Sat (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 2f mdn stks (2) sft in Sep.
Caledonian Crusade (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Restless in stalls, chased leaders, went 2nd over 4f out, plugging on same pace when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, no impression final furlong, weakened and lost 2 places final 120 yards, 4th of 8, 4 3/4l behind Panic Room (9-0) at Haydock 1m stks (4) sft in Sep.
Douglas Fir (IRE) Australia colt out of Danehill Music.
Falcon Claws (USA) 33-1 (9-5) Led, headed over 2f out, edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Shandoz (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (4) pol in Sep.
South Coast (USA) 4-1 (9-0) Chased winner, ridden and hanging left from 2f out, kept on but unable to get on terms, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Gold Souk (9-5) at Epsom 1m 1f mdn stks (4) gf in Aug.