slowly into stride and slightly hampered start, held up off the pace in last pair, headway out wide over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading duo
steadied went left and bumped start, pulled hard in rear, pushed along halfway, soon outpaced and struggling, tailed off
led and went to near side rail, joined inside final furlong, headed towards finish
went right start, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after
tracked leader, ridden along over 2f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, led towards finish
chased leaders in 3rd out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden edging left over 1f out, soon no chance with leading duo, weakened into 4th inside final furlong
held up off the pace in last trio, never a factor
raced keenly tracking leaders on rail, weakened inside final 2f
raced keenly tracking leaders, outpaced 2f, kept on towards finish
Possibly the weaker of the two divisions on paper. Roger Varian's Night of Thunder colt, Alfaadhel, looks the likeliest of the newcomers along with Professor Calculus, whilst Raging Rascal and Danville were second and fourth in a Goodwood maiden last August. it would not surprise if the tables were turned though as the latter was making his debut and didn't enjoy the smoothest of passages, although Tom Ward's colt does have a potential fitness advantage. Counsel, a son of Frankel, showed distinct promise on his Newcastle debut in December and seems sure to progress, but FOXES TALES falls into the same category and just receives the nod after coming home in eye-catching style when third on his Kempton debut in mid-December.
Alfaadhel (IRE) Night Of Thunder colt out of Divisimo.
Bearwith Brazen Beau gelding out of Baylini.
Counsel 6-1 (9-5) Close up in centre, ridden to lead over 2f out, clear leader entering final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Oz Legend (9-5) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.
Danville 40-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Titan Rock (9-0) at Goodwood 7f mdn stks (2) gf in Aug.
Foxes Tales (IRE) 10-3 (9-5) Slowly away and chased along early stages, towards rear, pushed along in rear 3f out, some eye-catching progress when ridden up the rail after 2f out, kept on powerfully, not enough, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Beating All (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Dec.
Moraweth (USA) 15-2 (9-5) Restrained towards rear, ridden over 2f out, some headway final furlong, 5th of 10, 6 3/4l behind Komachi (9-5) at Newcastle 7f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Professor Calculus Twilight Son colt out of Roslea Lady.
Raging Rascal (IRE) 8-11fav (8-11) Prominent, ridden 2f out, ran on, 3rd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Rogue Force (8-11) at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
Saligo Bay (IRE) 7-2 (9-0) With leader until led narrowly 6f out, hung left and headed over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 5th of 11, 9 1/2l behind Dubai Honour (9-0) at Haydock 1m stks (4) gd in Sep.
Master Of Souls (IRE) Kodiac colt out of Soul Searcher.
