in rear, headway and carried head high 2f out, ran on final furlong
keen, held up in rear, ridden 4f out, eased final 2f
slowly into stride, pulled hard, wide and headway 6f out, ridden and weakened over 3f out
pulled hard, held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
towards rear, never nearer
close up, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
led over 6f, soon weakened and eased
slowly into stride, in rear, kept on final furlong, never nearer
held up, behind final 4f
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
held up, headway to chase leaders on outside over 6f out, led and hung left over 1f out, pushed out
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, ridden over 4f out, soon struggling
in touch, ridden 3f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong
chased leader, ridden and led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden over 4f out, slightly outpaced 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong
None of the older brigade look anything special and it could well be that Faversham will be up to the task first time against fellow three-year-olds Strategic Mount, Swan Queen and Souffleur. Faversham has been gelded and therefore holds no fancy entries, but the son of Halling has reportedly been working well at home and is taken to make a winning start to his career and make up for lost time, having failed to make it to the track as a juvenile. His dam is a full-sister to Triptych, and if he proves just a tenth as good, connections will be well pleased. Strategic Mount finished sixth behind the highly-regarded Shahin at Newbury on the second of two outings last year, and this half-brother to Strategic Choice can be expected to improve over today's trip. Swan Queen showed nothing on her sole start at Newmarket last October, but is a half-sister to no less than eight winners including Snow Goose, so will surely improve this term, while Souffleur has the same sire, In The Wings, and hails from a stable in form with its three-year-olds already if Leningrad's performance the other day is anything to go by. Swan Queen's stablemate Soufah may prove best of the older entries, but Faversham is the selection.
Fleur A Lay (USA) 9-1 (9-5) Held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out, 5th of 10, 13l behind City Well (8-3) at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol in Mar.
Asleep At The Back (IRE) Halling gelding out of 1m4f winner Molomo.
Call Me George 13-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always behind, 11th of 14, 17l behind Music Note (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) gd in Sept.
Faversham Halling gelding, half-brother to 3 winners including useful miler Baya and the smart Narrative.
Ghallab Alhaarth colt, brother to 7f winner Khaizarana, half-brother to numerous winners up to 1m3f, out of a Group 1 winning mare.
Souffleur In The Wings colt, half-brother to winning stayers Shabernak and Silver Sash.
Strategic Mount 7-1 (9-0) Keen hold in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 16, 15l behind Shahin (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Swan Queen 33-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, behind, never dangerous, 17th of 20, 16l behind Holda (8-11) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) sft in Oct.
