raced keenly, made all, ridden and pressed when edged left inside final furlong, stayed on gamely and in command near finish
chased winner, lost 2nd over 1f out, regained 2nd inside final furlong and stayed on, no extra and held near finish
mid-division, ridden and no progress well over 1f out
mid-divison, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on towards finish
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, never on terms
tracked leaders, pushed along approaching halfway, ridden to challenge in 2nd over 1f out until inside final furlong, stayed on same pace in 3rd
started very slowly, held up in last pair, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, pushed along and kept on towards finish
Bluebeard has something to prove now having made little impression in the closing stages when stepped up to today's trip at Newmarket last time. Sailor's Way has shown nothing so far but Sheded and Justice Focused look likely improvers as does CAT SILVER. The latter found himself short of room entering the final 2f at Sandown on his debut but ran on well for fifth in the end and better is expected from the Stoute colt in this. Mystique Heights and Dune Dancer are worth a second glance in the betting but Murad Khan is a half-brother to a stack of winners, including a Grade 1 winner in the US, and makes most appeal of the newcomers.
Bluebeard 9-2 (9-5) Keen led 1f, tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 7 3/4l behind Carntop (9-5) at Newmarket 1m mdn stks (4) gf in Oct.
Cat Silver 10-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, headway when switched right and hampered inside final 2f, switched left entering final furlong, stayed on in closing stages, 5th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Valitop (9-5) at Sandown 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.
Chilli Jam 14-1 (9-5) Unseated rider on way to post and ran loose briefly, always towards rear, never involved, 8th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Gawdawpalin (9-5) at Windsor 1m mdn stks (5) gd in Oct.
Dune Dancer (IRE) Footstepsinthesand colt out of Leonica.
Mister Parma (IRE) Iffraaj colt out of Annee Lumiere.
Murad Khan (FR) Raven's Pass colt out of Lady Elgar.
Mystique Heights High Chaparral gelding out of Musique Magique.
Sheded (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, edging left and no chance when eased inside final furlong, 10th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Top Beak (9-5) at Windsor 1m mdn stks (5) sft in Oct.
Justice Focused (IRE) 33-1 (9-5) Held up in touch and keen, weakened inside final 2f, 7th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Abe Lincoln (9-5) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Sailor's Way 4-1 (9-5) Went left start, tracked leader, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 29 1/2l behind East Indies (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f mdn stks (4) pol in Sep.
