chased leaders, upsides 3f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, staying on when edged left inside final furlong, soon bumped, held after
chased leader, led over 3f out, kept on well
led, headed over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
reared and slowly away, always well behind
slowly into stride, always towards rear
held up, ridden and headway 3f out, weakened final furlong
Hold The Gold, Eastern Gift and Bellomi look the three to concentrate on in this maiden and the vote is given to Bellomi. The selection has been second on both his starts to date but he was only just touched off by Vives Les Rouges last time out. He looks sure to be suited by the step up in trip and as he is less exposed than his main rivals he looks the one to be on. Hold The Gold rates the main danger on his latest second behind Cosmic Art. He is versatile as regards ground and with his yard in form he will not be far away. Eastern Gift has the same BHB rating of 86 as Hold The Gold but he was slightly disappointing when well backed last time, but he could manage only second behind Newly Elected. He is more exposed than the selection and is opposable on that basis. Of the remainder, Crystal Rock hails from a yard that has a good record at the track and could go well from stall 2 but his latest second behind Lytton leaves him with a little to find with the principals and the unexposed Bellomi is our idea of the winner.
Bellomi (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ran on under pressure inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 11, hd behind Vive Les Rouges (8-12) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.
Crystal Rock (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, led narrowly entering final furlong, headed, not pace of winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 16, 1l behind Lytton (9-3) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.
Eastern Gift 9-4fav (9-0) Prominent, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, no extra when headed close home, 2nd of 15, 1l behind Newly Elected (9-0) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Aug.
Halton Castle 50-1 (9-3) Chased leaders over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased, last of 14, 38l behind Bonjour Allure (8-12) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.
Nothing To Add 11-1 (9-3) Always outpaced towards rear and never on terms, 8th of 10, 19l behind Zippi Jazzman (9-3) at W'hampton 5f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Jul.
Royal Applord 10-3 (9-3) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Classical World (9-3) at Catterick 7f 2yo mdn (5) frm in Aug.
Glittering Prize (UAE) 12-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, driven over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 7l behind Fyodorovich (9-3) at Thirsk 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.
Hold The Gold (IRE) 10-3 (8-10) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, quickened at 2f out, all out when headed well inside, 2nd of 4, nk behind Cosmic Art (8-10) at W'hampton 6f 2yo stk (4) pol in Aug.
