led, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, stayed on, held towards finish
chased leaders, shaken up over 2f out, never able to get near front pair, stayed on same pace
tracked leader, challenged from 2f out, led and carried head awkwardly 1f out, ridden inside final furlong, asserted towards finish
last to break, in rear, outpaced over 3f out, soon behind
NAJASHEE was beaten less than a length when third at Chelmsford and Owen Burrows’ charge can open his account in this company. He finished ahead of Star Gypsy last time and the latter went on to beat today’s rival Thornton at Wetherby by over three lengths. Big Tour returns to action over a longer trip having made his debut over 6f at Kempton last year but the Godolphin colt is still preferred to the remainder, who have shown little so far.
Big Tour (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Tracked leaders, effort 2f out, ridden 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Hathiq (9-5) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Lord Kitten (USA) 25-1 (9-1) Chased clear leading pair, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off and eased inside final furlong, last of 5, 30 1/2l behind Tuff Rock (9-1) at Goodwood 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gs in Jun.
Najashee (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Slowly away, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, hung left inside final 2f, stayed on towards finish and closed, not quite get up, 3rd of 13, 1/4l behind Archetype (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (4) pol in May.
Queen Moon (IRE) 33-1 (8-13) Awkward start, in rear, pushed along over 4f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never on terms, short of room last strides, 8th of 13, 7 1/2l behind La Rav (9-4) at Salisbury 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Jun.
Thornton 7-1 (9-3) In touch, driven to challenge over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3 1/4l behind Star Gypsy (9-3) at Wetherby 1m mdn stks (6) sft in Jun.
Princess Ophelia 80-1 (9-0) Started slowly, outpaced and always in rear, 6th of 7, 11 1/4l behind Gymnaste (9-0) at Chester 7f mdn fll stks (4) gd in May.
