tracked leader, ridden to take narrow advantage 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra
tracked leaders, switched right and challenged 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, held near finish
led, ridden and narrowly headed 2f out, rallied to lead entering final furlong, kept on gamely, driven out
keen early, held up behind leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
held up behind leaders, took keen hold 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, kept on but never able to challenge
Tanweer can make it two out of two in this Listed contest, with Sporting Art, Dubai Power and Eastern Gift all worth a place in the line-up. Tanweer cost $320,000 as a yearling, and duly made a winning debut at Newmarket last month in the same race that King's Best took before going on to greater glory a few years ago. Entered for the Dewhurst, Racing Post Trophy and next year's Vodafone Derby, Sir Michael Stoute's charge is the one with the most scope here, and can beat his more experienced rivals. Sporting Art lost his unbeaten record in the Group 3 Sirenia Stakes, but stayed on well on the wide outside, and is worth a try over this longer trip on breeding, so rates a danger. Dubai Power lines up as the only maiden here, but she ran well in the Dick Poole at Salisbury and is another with more to offer over a trip, while Eastern Gift has more to do than when landing a Chester maiden, but Richard Hannon captured this race four years ago with Fantastic View, so he cannot be totally discounted along with the battle-hardened Meeriss. Tanweer has a lot more to offer though, and can pay to follow.
Dauberval (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead entering final furlong, soon hard pressed, all out, won at Goodwood 1m 2yo mdn auc (5) gd in Aug beating Trenchtown (8-12) by a hd, 11 ran.
Eastern Gift 15-8 (9-3) Chased leader, led over 3f out, kept on well, won at Chester 7f 2yo mdn (3) gf beating Bellomi (9-3) by a nk, 7 ran.
Meeriss (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Lingfield 7f nov stk (4) pol beating Sourire (8-11) by a nk, 5 ran.
Sporting Art (USA) 9-2 (9-0) Keen, held up in touch, hung left and lost place over 3f out, ridden and stayed on final furlong, 4th of 12, 3l behind Philario (9-0) at Kempton 6f 2yo Grp 3 (1) pol.
Tanweer (USA) 4-1 (9-3) Raced centre, held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug beating The Which Doctor (9-3) by a nk, 20 ran.
Dubai Power 7-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden and outpaced 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 9, 4l behind Fashion Rocks (8-12) at Salisbury 6f 2yo lst fll (1) gf.
