wore hood to post, distracted by rival then jinked left and unseated rider leaving stalls
chased leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no chance with winner
raced near side of group, chased winner until over 2f out, weakened quickly
raced keenly early, made all, shaken up and came easily clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, eased towards finish, unchallenged
mid-division near side of group, pushed along over 2f out, weakened soon after
went left and distracted rival start, mid-division, closer chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
held up in mid-division, headway far side of group and hung left 2f out, soon ridden, plugged on final furlong, went remote 3rd towards finish, never any chance with winner
steadied and went left start, pulled hard early, soon steadied mid-division, weakened rapidly over 2f out, soon behind and eased
hampered start, held up in last pair, pushed along over 2f out, hung left soon after, plugged on in modest 5th final furlong
chased leaders, shaken up inside final 2f, soon unable to quicken, lost remote 3rd towards finish
A leading fancy for the 2000 Guineas, CHALDEAN will prove a warm order in this having ended last season with victory in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. He’s proven on soft ground and is clear at the weights. Isaac Shelby was no match for the selection in the Dewhurst having previously won a Group 2 and Knight may prove a bigger threat having landed the Horris Hill over track and trip in good style. Charyn won a Group 2 in France and steps up in trip along with Norfolk Stakes winner The Ridler, who represents last year’s winning yard, while Streets Of Gold, Zoology and the unexposed Theoryofeverything are all upped in class.
Chaldean 5-2jfav (9-3) Missed break, soon led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely, won at Newmarket 7f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Oct beating Royal Scotsman (9-3) by hd, 7 ran.
Charyn (IRE) (9-2) won at Chantilly 6f Grp 2 stks (1) in Oct beating Eddie's Boy (9-2) by shd, 7 ran.
Classic 9-4 (9-3) Held up in last, headway 3f out, pushed along to go second over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra and lost second inside final furlong, 3rd of 4, 5 1/4l behind Stormbuster (9-0) at Newbury 1m stks (2) gd in Sep.
Grey's Monument 9-2 (9-2) Led, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra but kept on for 2nd, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Knight (9-2) at Newbury 7f Grp 3 stks (1) hvy in Oct.
Isaac Shelby 14-1 (9-3) Awkward leaving stalls, midfield, headway to chase leaders 4f out, niggled along over 2f out, faded over 1f out, last of 7, 11 3/4l behind Chaldean (9-3) at Newmarket 7f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Oct.
Knight (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Raced keenly tracking leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, led inside final furlong, driven clear, won at Newbury 7f Grp 3 stks (1) hvy in Oct beating Grey's Monument (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Streets Of Gold (IRE) 11-10fav (9-5) Mid-division, going easily over 2f out, smooth headway 2f out, led 1f out, kept on and hung left inside final furlong, always doing enough, won at York 7f (2) gs in Oct beating Tyrone's Poppy (9-3) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Theoryofeverything 10-3 (9-4) Towards rear, wide and headway over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, comfortable, won at Doncaster 7f stks (5) sft in Apr beating Striking Star (9-11) by 6l, 13 ran.
The Ridler (8-13) last of 5, 6 1/2l behind Blackbeard (8-13) at Deauville 6f Grp 1 stks gd in Aug.
Wiltshire 6-1 (9-7) Good headway from wide draw to lead over 6f out, made rest, quickened 2f out, ridden and hung left over 1f out, driven out, won at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (4) pol in Nov beating Calypso (9-7) by 1l, 12 ran.
Zoology 5-6fav (9-11) Quickly away, made all, shaken up over 2f out, kept on when faced strong challenge inside final furlong, all out, won at Southwell 7f stks (5) pol in Apr beating Covey (9-4) by nk, 11 ran.
