led, ridden and edged right over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
with leaders, hung right over 5f out, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, headway 4f out, ridden over 2f out soon weakened
towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, ran on towards finish
mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, soon weakened
towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on
chased leaders, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, not quicken towards finish
with leaders to 5f out, ridden and hung left from over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
An intriguing race, with several of these lightly-raced juveniles having shown promise so far, but none of them really standing out; our vote just goes to Turkish Sultan, who may have most to fear from Amwaal and Asbury Park. Turkish Sultan made a pleasing debut, showing good speed throughout and only losing out inside the final furlong when runner-up at Thirsk. He then ran a similar race to fill the same position behi9nd the useful Stage Flight at Beverley, and a reproduction of that form might well be good enough here. John Dunlop's Amwaal was well supported on his debut at Doncaster that day, but showed a bit of temperament and finished well down the field behind Emirates Skyline. He fared better on his next outing, running second at York and a shade more improvement would give him a serious chance. Asbury Park showed ability when third over today's course and distance on his only start so far and Ed McMahon's colt is likely to be a leading contender, while it would be no surprise to see the likes of Boquilobo, Tennis Star and Sienna Storm improve on their debut efforts. The latter, trained by Mark Tompkins, ran reasonably well in a hot maiden at Newmarket and it would be no surprise to see this one feature in the finish. Risk Runner is likely to find this company a good deal tougher than when second at Chepstow last time, and we side with Turkish Sultan to get off the mark at the third time of asking.
Amwaal (USA) 7-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Charlie Cool (9-0) at York 7f 2yo mdn (3) gf in Aug.
Asbury Park 12-1 (9-0) Keen, in touch, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Merveilles (9-0) at Haydock 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) gs.
Boquilobo 4-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along halfway, chased leading pair 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 8, 6l behind Punta Galera (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Cartoonist (IRE) Fruits Of Love colt, half-brother to winners on the Flat and over hurdles.
Celtic Empire (IRE) Second Empire colt out of an unraced mare.
Moonhawk 40-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, no impression final furlong, 8th of 16, 6l behind Dee Day (9-0) at Redcar 1m 1f 2yo mdn (5) gd.
Navajo Warrior (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Always behind, last of 11, 25l behind Emirates Skyline (9-0) at Doncaster 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Jul.
Risk Runner (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, ridden to chase leader from 2f out, always held, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Generous Lad (8-7) at Chepstow 1m 2yo mdn aut (6) gf.
Sienna Storm (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Switched right over 5f out, held up in rear, effort and switched left over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 20, 4 1/2l behind Gin Jockey (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (3) gd in Jul.
Tennis Star (IRE) 20-1 (8-12) Track leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 4, 10l behind True Cause (8-12) at Nottingham 1m nov stk (5) gs in Aug.
Turkish Sultan (IRE) 15-8 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Stage Flight (8-5) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd.
