led until halfway, weakened well over 1f out
driven forward, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, held up, never dangerous
in touch, effort over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
slowly into stride, driven forward and soon prominent, led halfway, headed over 2f out, soon rallied, led again inside final furlong, soon headed, kept on
slowly into stride, raced freely in touch, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
always prominent, raced wide on bend 3f out, led over 2f out, soon hung left, headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, kept on well
slowly into stride, outpaced in rear, never dangerous
mid-division, never on terms
mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
Alshahhad is the first foal of a winner on the all-weather and Jim Crowley rides him ahead of fellow newcomer Qallaab. Cottingham never threatened at Chelmsford on his debut though still finished in front of Brilliant Riposte while Sharg drops back in trip after disappointing at Brighton. NAWAR found one too good at Salisbury on his introduction and, despite finishing well behind the winner, that still looks stronger form than Progressive Dawn’s fourth at Yarmouth so Roger Varian’s colt gets the nod.
Musical Fire 100-1 (9-0) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 14, 13 1/4l behind Damocles (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Alshahhad (IRE) Dubawi gelding out of Enfijaar.
Brilliant Riposte 66-1 (9-2) Always behind, outpaced 3f out, 9th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Done Deal (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (5) pol in Jul.
Cottingham 7-1 (9-2) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, kept on same pace, ridden inside final furlong, never threatened leaders, 6th of 13, 7 3/4l behind Done Deal (9-2) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (5) pol in Jul.
Ginger Lacey Showcasing colt out of Flying Hi.
Nawar 11-8 (9-2) Steadied start, held up headway when hampered over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Bedouin's Story (9-2) at Salisbury 7f stks (5) fm in Jul.
Qallaab (IRE) Dawn Approach gelding out of Gazebo.
Sharg (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Led 1f, remained prominent, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 3rd of 4, 19l behind Fitzsimmons (9-0) at Brighton 1m 2f stks (5) fm in Jul.
Sploosh (IRE) Born To Sea gelding out of Valluga.
Alucinado 50-1 (8-12) Last and struggling 4f out, never a factor, tailed off, last of 11, 30 1/4l behind Sun Maiden (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 2f fll stks (5) gf in May.
Highway Bess 33-1 (8-11) Held up towards rear, struggling over 2f out, 7th of 9, 5 1/2l behind King's Slipper (9-2) at Windsor 1m stks (5) gf in Jul.
Progressive Dawn 5-1 (8-11) Pushed along in rear early, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Chippie Hill (8-11) at Yarmouth 7f fll stks (6) gf in Jul.
