chased leaders until ridden and weakened 2f out
behind, ridden 3f out, some late moderate headway, never dangerous
behind, ridden and kept on over 1f out, no danger
held up and behind, never going well and soon ridden along, ridden and headway 2f out, stayed on under strong pressure to lead near finish, all out
chased leader, led 2f out, driven final furlong, headed near finish
tracked leaders nearside rail, pushed along 3f out, kept on same pace
dwelt, recovered and in touch after 2f, headway and not much room when switched left over 1f out, not quicken
always well in rear, tailed off from halfway
An uncompetitive heat which makes limited appeal from a betting perspective as Chief Yeoman appears to have a straight forward opportunity to open his account. Sir Michael Stoute's charge is related to top Pattern winners such as Unknown Quantity and Starlet and showed plenty of promise on his debut in a hot Newbury maiden won by Almushahar before being narrowly denied over a mile at Sandown in September. The stable could hardly be in better form at this stage of the season and the highly regarded Chief Yeoman should have little difficulty in landing the spoils before tackling better company. Those to have raced previously are exposed as being selling class at best so it would be no surprise if newcomers such as Narooma and Curzon Lodge filled the placings ahead of Mi Amor who showed little on his recent debut.