led until pushed along and headed over 2f out, soon outpaced and no chance with winner
slowly into stride, off the pace and always towards rear, tailed off
raced keenly tracking leaders, pushed along from before halfway, outpaced and struggling in 3rd over 3f out, ridden and hung right over 2f out, weakened and lost two places towards finish
raced keenly in mid-division out wide, pushed along 5f out, soon beaten
tracked leader, led on bit over 2f out, soon clear, carried head to one side but unextended
always behind, never a factor, tailed off
tracked leaders on inside, disputing well held 3rd 3f out, went outright 3rd towards finish
off the pace in last pair, plugged on final furlong, went remote 4th towards finish
steadied start, closer out wide into mid-division 10f out, headway tracking leaders halfway, weakened 4f out, tailed off
NAQEEB found one too good when odds-on at Newmarket but lost by only a nose and the winner has been given a handicap rating of 93. The Haggas colt should make no mistake in this lesser company. Bath runner-up Atlantis Blue has plenty to find on these terms with the selection while the remainder have yet to show any worthwhile form though Buganvillea failed to get a clear run on her debut.
Atlantis Blue 14-1 (9-6) Pulled hard and prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and stayed on from over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner towards finish, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind King Eagle (9-4) at Bath 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Quality 33-1 (10-2) Held up rear of mid-division, mistake 7th, well behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Juan Cool Dude (IRE) 125-1 (9-7) Started very slowly, outpaced and always well in rear, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Born Ruler (9-7) at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Larkhill (IRE) 80-1 (9-4) Held up, outpaced and pushed along before halfway, soon detached from main group in home straight, eased near finish, 9th of 10, dist behind Real Gain (9-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f stks (4) pol in Jul.
Naqeeb (IRE) 4-7fav (9-4) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden and joined over 1f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 7, shd behind Middle Earth (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 4f stks (2) gs in Jul.
Sir Patchy 300-1 (9-4) Took keen hold, held up in midfield, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression, weakened entering final furlong, 10th of 11, 13 1/4l behind Measured Time (9-10) at Kempton 1m (4) pol in Aug.
Ceejaybe 100-1 (11-2) Midfield in touch, ridden and tailed off before 5th, pulled up before 2 out, at Newton Abbot 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Buganvillea (IRE) 40-1 (9-2) Rear of mid-division, pushed along over 10f out, never involved, well beaten final 3f, 9th of 12, 34 3/4l behind Mistressofillusion (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f fll stks (3) pol in Aug.
Wood Farm Wag 150-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, pushed along well over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 6th of 11, 7l behind Daisy Roots (9-1) at Ffos Las 1m stks (6) sft in Jul.
