dwelt in rear, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms
in touch, headway 3f out, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, stayed on one pace
raced wide, close up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong
keen tracked leaders, not clear run 2f out, effort between horses over 1f out, soon every chance, ridden and unable to quicken towards finish
raced wide, tracked leader, pushed along to lead entering final 2f, ridden inside final furlong, ran on
led, pushed along and headed entering final 2f, weakened final furlong
Aeonian made a winning debut when scoring at Yarmouth last year and steps up in trip for this but AL MUBHIR has a recent run under his belt. The St James’s Palace entry will be sharper for an outing at Goodwood behind Dawn Of Liberation, now rated 107, and is fancied to go close. Awaal and Phantom Flight are recent winners with the former debuting on Turf.
I'm To Blame (IRE) 40-1 (10-2) Held up off the pace towards rear, never on terms, 7th of 10, 17 1/2l behind Million Thanks (9-3) at Musselburgh 1m mdn stks (5) gf in May.
Aeonian (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders on near side rail, switched left over 1f out, stayed on steadily inside final furlong, led and pricked ears close home, promising (hand time), won at Yarmouth 7f stks (4) gf in Aug beating Altraif (9-5) by hd, 7 ran.
Al Mubhir 5-4fav (9-2) Restrained start and held up in last, raced freely, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, edged left from over 1f out, held final furlong, last of 4, 5 1/2l behind Dawn Of Liberation (9-2) at Goodwood 1m stks (2) gd in Apr.
Awaal (IRE) 2-1 (9-7) Made all, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed final furlong, held on gamely, won at Lingfield 1m stks (5) pol in May beating Thesis (9-7) by shd, 11 ran.
Phantom Flight 11-4 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden and switched right 2f out, led 1f out, ran on well, always doing enough, won at Redcar 1m stks (5) gs in Apr beating Take My Chances (9-9) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Testing Faith 2-1fav (9-5) Led, pushed along and pressed over 2f out, headed 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 8th of 13, 8 1/4l behind Dancing Reel (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Bling On The Music 9-2 (9-0) Held up in last pair, headway on rail over 2f out, chasing leaders when not clear run and switched left over 1f out, switched back right soon after, one reminder and ran on into 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Windseeker (9-7) at Salisbury 7f stks (5) gf in May.
Shared 13-2 (9-3) Raced keenly, tracked winner, pushed along and unable to quicken 3f out, ridden and lost 2nd 2nd over 2f out, weakened final 2f, 5th of 9, 9 1/2l behind Maplewood (9-3) at Windsor 1m stks (5) gf in May.