prominent, ridden and every chance 2f out, faded inside final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace
close up, headway 2f out, soon ridden and every chance, kept on one pace final furlong
tracked leaders, headway on inside over 1f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on
dwelt, close up in rear, pushed along 3f out, effort on wide outside 2f out, soon ridden, driven and stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no threat to winner
International Name was no match for Emirates Skycargo when second here last month. But the latter's stablemate ARABIAN OASIS won a maiden at Wolverhampton on his reappearance and there should be plenty more to come from Charlie Appleby's charge. Water Thief is only 2lb higher than last year's win on the all-weather and has a recent run under his belt, unlike Shaakis, who ran well in a decent nursery at Doncaster in September. 6f winner Captain Revelation found only one too good on his return but it remains to be seen if he stays this far.
Arabian Oasis 10-11fav (8-10) Made all, clear over 2f out, never looked in danger after, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) in Mar beating North America (8-6) by 1l, 6 ran.
Captain Revelation 2-1fav (9-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to chase winner just inside final furlong, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Subversive (9-4) at Wolverhampton 6f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) in Mar.
Water Thief (USA) 20-1 (9-4) Soon in touch in mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, outpaced after, edged left and no impression over 1f out, 7th of 10, 7l behind Black Granite (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) in Oct.
Shaakis (IRE) 7-1 (8-13) With winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Dance Of Fire (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 2yo hcp (2) gd in Sep.
International Name 8-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up, switched right 2f out, headway from over 1f out, went 2nd well inside final furlong, stayed on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Emirates Skycargo (9-7) at Chelmsford City 1m 3yo hcp (4) pol in Mar.
