led at steady pace, strongly pressed from over 1f out, driven, stayed on final furlong, headed final strides
tracked leaders in 3rd, left chasing winner inside final 2f, driven, stayed on inside final furlong, led final strides
keen hold in 5th, headway to track leading pair 4f out, weakened over 2f out
tracked leader until broke down inside final 2f, virtually pulled up
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened
slowly away, in last pair, pushed along, struggling 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, went poor 3rd towards finish
took keen hold in 4th, left 3rd inside final 2f until towards finish
This maiden will not take too much winning and Give Me A Break can improve enough to land the spoils, Coyote Creek and Highest Esteem look to be the best alternatives. Peter Chapple-Hyam's charge does need to show a little more ability but is going the right way. He improved on his debut to finish just over six lengths behind Ezdiyaad at Newmarket. He was still a bit green and should come on again for the experience. Coyote Creek has had plenty of chances, but has had the misfortune to come up against some progressive types. It is hard to see this one out of the first three. One that could go well at a decent price is Highest Esteem. This one wasn't beaten on his Salisbury debut and hails from a stable is in good form. Out Of Court is the only other one worth considering and so we return to Give Me A Break as the most likely winner.
Coyote Creek 7-4fav (9-1) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden, hung right and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Ancient Culture (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f mdn stk (4) frm in Aug.
Give Me A Break 12-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 15, 6l behind Ezdiyaad (9-3) at Newmarket 1m mdn stk (5) sft in Aug.
Istibian (IRE) (9-2) Started slowly, always behind, 10th of 11, 13l behind Brooklyn Boy (9-2) at Deauville 1m stk sft in Aug '06.
Out Of Court 28-1 (9-3) Chased winner, no impression and lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on well to hold 3rd, 3rd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Longspur (9-3) at Kempton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol in Aug.
Park Valley Prince 66-1 (9-3) Always behind, 8th of 12, 15l behind Transcend (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn (4) gs in May.
Whenever Medicean colt, half-brother to 5f-1m winner Kryssa and 1m-1m7f winner Alessano.
Restless Soul 150-1 (8-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon lost place, weakened final furlong, 8th of 9, 9l behind Wannabe Posh (9-4) at York 1m 4f lst fll stk (1) gd in Aug.
Highest Esteem 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden 3f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 4l behind Elusive Dreams (9-3) at Salisbury 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (4) gs in Aug.