slowly into stride, behind, headway on outside over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
held up, some headway on outside halfway, weakened quickly over 2f out
chased leaders, went 2nd entering final furlong, kept on same pace, lost 2nd towards finish
chased leader until halfway, chased leaders, weakened final furlong
led on rail, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, 2nd halfway, led over 1f out, ran on well
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace inside final furlong
FLEETING STRIKE looks to have a good chance of opening his account. He was beaten only a short-head at Newbury recently and that looks stronger form than Midnight Mojito's earlier second at Redcar. The latter has since been well beaten at Beverley while the likes of The Tin Man, First Excel and Ski Blast made little impression on their respective debuts. Baroot showed little last year but Mike De Kock's 200,000gns purchase may well be capable of better this season.
Ski Blast 25-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, kept on same pace, no impression when lost place inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 8l behind Foolaad (9-12) at Doncaster 5f mdn stks (5) gf.
Calypso Music 50-1 (9-10) Restless in stalls, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, no chance with leading duo when lost 3rd over 1f out, weakened into 5th final 100 yards, 5th of 8, 20l behind Tempting (9-0) at Thirsk 7f fll mdn stks (5) gf.
Baroot 20-1 (9-0) Keen prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 11, 20l behind Mohatem (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sep.
First Excel 16-1 (9-0) Started slowly and went right start, well outpaced in rear, ran on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 7, 7l behind Bapak Asmara (9-5) at Thirsk 5f 3yo mdn (5) gf in May.
Fleeting Strike 14-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, travelling well over 2f out, led over 1f out, joined inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 11, shd behind Crack Shot (9-4) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf.
The Tin Man 8-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 11l behind Scalzo (9-2) at Doncaster 6f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in May.
Midnight Mojito 20-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, chased leaders, under pressure over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 8th of 9, 15l behind Sharqeyih (8-12) at Beverley 7f fll mdn stks (5) gd.