always towards rear, never involved
raced keenly, slight lead for 2f, pressed leader, ridden and every chance until winner went on over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
slowly into stride, mid-division on inside, pushed along chasing leaders 3f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
tracked leaders on inside, switched right halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well
steadied start, raced keenly and always towards rear
held up last, headway on outside and hung left over 1f out, stayed on in 3rd inside final furlong, never going pace to reach winner
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out
mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, ridden and stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
with leader until led narrowly 6f out, hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along on outside over 2f out, carried head high and plugged on under pressure inside final furlong
This looks an above-average novice stakes. Oman was only beaten a neck by Lone Eagle at Goodwood with the winner going on to land a Doncaster nursery off a mark of 84. Dubai Honour went even closer on his second start at Chester and Military Mission ran well for second at Sandown considering he missed the break and had to wait for the gaps to appear in the straight. It took a while for the penny to drop with SALIGO BAY at Doncaster but he was staying on strongly in the closing stages behind a highly-regarded winner and will know more today. Stanley Baldwin and Bertie's Wish are other likely improvers with Albertville, Olympus and Capo Bay worth noting for future reference.
Albertville (FR) Olympic Glory colt out of Mneerah.
Bertie's Wish (IRE) 15-2 (9-5) Midfield, green around bend, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 3/4l behind King Tiger (9-2) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Capo Bay (IRE) Fast Company colt out of Satin Cape.
Deira Champion Golden Horn colt out of Handana.
Dubai Honour (IRE) 10-3cfav (9-0) Mid-division, headway 2f out, ridden along over 1f out, kept on strongly into second from 1f out but unable to rein in leader, just failed, 2nd of 9, shd behind State Of Bliss (9-0) at Chester 1m stks (4) gd in Sep.
Erniesmilkcart 150-1 (9-5) Bumped start, mid-division, weakened over 3f out, last of 10, 35 3/4l behind Fancy Man (9-5) at Haydock 7f stks (5) sft in Jul.
Military Mission (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Hampered and carried left leaving stalls, soon dropped in rear, ridden and made headway over 2f out, ran on well to grab second inside final furlong but no match for winner, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Just Fine (9-5) at Sandown 1m stks (4) gd in Sep.
Olympus (IRE) Kingman colt out of Carpe Vita.
Oman (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, soon joined, headed final strides, 2nd of 6, nk behind Lone Eagle (9-5) at Goodwood 1m stks (4) sft in Aug.
Saligo Bay (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden along over 2f out, kept on well to grab third under hands and heels final 100yds, 3rd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Latest Generation (9-5) at Doncaster 1m mdn stks (2) gd in Sep.
Stanley Baldwin 14-1 (9-0) Close up, pushed along and raced green over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 5 1/4l behind Tawleed (9-0) at Leicester 7f stks (4) gs in Sep.
Sunset In Paris (IRE) Camelot colt out of Trail Of Tears.
