mid-division, ridden over 4f out, headway 3f out to chase leaders, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, kept on one pace
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, smooth headway over 3f out to challenge, ridden and led over 2f out and kept on
always behind
tracked leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Fire Two gets the confident vote here with Nakheel and Abbondanza put forward as the main dangers. The selection has been placed on all of his three starts to date and this colt from the Mick Channon yard looks to have been found a suitable opportunity to finally get his head in front. Nakheel is an interesting newcomer from the Mark Johnston yard and this well-bred colt is certainly one to note in the market. However, Fire Two's experience may give him the edge on this occasion as he looks to be progressing in the right direction. Abbondanza is another interesting newcomer from the Howard Johnson yard and his price tag would make him a leading contender if the market spoke in his favour. However, his yard has been out form of late so for that reason he is probably best watched. Find It Out showed some promise on his debut and is sure to benefit from the experience, so he is another with claims, but Fire Two sets a fair benchmark for the rest here and is given the vote.
Abbondanza (IRE) Cape Cross colt out of an unraced mare.
Find It Out (USA) 40-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden halfway, hung left 2f out, soon weakened, 5th of 12, 11l behind Hawks Home (9-0) at Haydock 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) gs.
Fire Two 11-10fav (9-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, rallied to have every chance inside final furlong, bumped near finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Linas Selection (9-0) at Epsom 1m 1f 2yo mdn (5) gd.
Happy Harry (IRE) 14-1 (8-6) Mid-division, soon driven along, never near to challenge, 5th of 9, 8l behind John Claude (8-13) at Beverley 5f 2yo clm (6) gd in Jul.
Nakheel Sadler's Wells colt out of Irish 1000 Guineas winner Matiya.
The Classic Fox 100-1 (8-2) Always behind, last of 10, well behind Metropolitan Man (8-7) at York 6f 2yo mdn aut (4) gf.
Broadwood Zara 50-1 (8-4) Slowly away, always detached, last of 6, 24l behind Howards Prince (9-0) at Hamilton 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Mandarin Dancer (IRE) 66-1 (8-2) Always towards rear, 8th of 12, 10l behind Startori (8-5) at Musselburgh 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd.
Montjeu Abu (IRE) 100-1 (8-5) Started slowly, forced wide over 4f out, always behind, last of 8, 22l behind Oceans Apart (8-11) at Chester 6f 2yo fll (2) gf in Aug.
