slowly into stride, towards rear and pushed along, weakened over 2f out
made all, quickened over 4f out, clear and green over 1f out, reduced lead inside final furlong, just held on
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, closed inside final furlong, just held
held up, not much room 3f out, headway when not clear run over 2f out, soon switched left, running on to close on winner and pressing for 2nd when not clear run well inside final furlong, held after
tracked winner until over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
The three with racecourse experience were all placed on their recent debuts. Zoffee and Elegant Love failed to trouble the winners at Haydock and Newbury respectively but FOX TAL was beaten less than a length at Sandown when clear of the rest and Andrew Balding’s colt gets the nod on that form. Scat King and Sir Ron Priestley are both out of Listed winners and preferred to Bonneville of the newcomers.
Bonneville (IRE) Champs Elysees colt out of Aspasi.
Fox Tal 11-2 (9-2) Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, edged right and kept rival in pocket from 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 7, 1/4l behind Arctic Sound (9-2) at Sandown 7f stks (4) gf in Jul.
Scat King (IRE) Scat Daddy colt out of Come To Heel.
Sir Ron Priestley Australia colt out of Reckoning.
Zoffee 9-4 (9-2) In rear, headway on outside over 3f out, edged right over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind More Than This (9-8) at Haydock 7f stks (4) gf in Jun.
Elegant Love 33-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Room To Improve (9-0) at Newbury 7f fll stks (4) gf in Jun.