in touch, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no progress, weakened over 1f out
prominent, inside, chased leaders 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no extra and lost 3rd inside final furlong
in touch to over 2f out, soon outpaced
chased leaders on outside, effort over 2f out, not quicken and one pace from over 1f out
led until headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, soon outpaced by winner
tracked leader on outside to over 3f out, weakened from 2f out
held up, good headway on outside over 2f out, led inside final 2f, soon clear, ridden out
in rear, ridden 3f out, soon struggling, never dangerous
behind, good headway over 1f out, ran on strongly to take 3rd inside final furlong, should improve
started slowly, always in rear, struggling over 3f out, never dangerous
Only 5 of the scheduled 14 runners have racing experience, and a very tentative selection is one of those with experience, Once A Gulch, in preference to Mazaris and debutant Pivka. Jeremy Noseda's colt showed up well on debut at Great Leighs in May, beating a number who've since enjoyed success. Further improvement could see him win this one. Mazaris is a Luca Cumani colt, who drops back in trip slightly from his Yarmouth debut in May, while Pivka is a debutant for Sir Michael Stoute and will no doubt attract some support. But with so many newcomers that could be anything, it's only a small stakes race, and we'll select Once a Gultch.
Act of Diplomacy (USA) Storm Cat colt out of 4f-1m1f winner Awesome Humor.
Blow Hole (USA) 10-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong, 9th of 14, 8l behind Summerstrand (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Hammer Beat Hollow gelding out of winning stayer Tranquil Moon.
Mawatheeq (USA) Danzig colt, related to numerous winners from 1m-1m4f.
Once a Gulch (USA) 5-1 (8-8) Tracked winner throughout, ridden 2f out, edged left under pressure inside final furlong, no impression, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Slam (8-7) at Great Leighs 1m mdn aut stk (5) pol in May.
Walhalla (IRE) Sinndar colt, half-brother to numerous winners from 1m2f-1m4f.
Pivka Pivotal filly, half-sister to numerous winners from 6f-1m2f.
Two Pass (IRE) Mtoto filly, related to numerous winners from 6f-1m3f including top-class sprinter Embassy and high-class Tarfshi.