slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
held up in rear, steady headway over 3f out, led inside final 2f, pushed out final furlong, readily
behind, stayed on from over 1f out, never nearer
always behind, struggling halfway
in touch over 5f
slowly away, always struggling, tailed off halfway
made most to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, no extra final furlong
in touch until weakened halfway
raced in mid-division, kept on under pressure final 2f but never dangerous
The second division of the maiden can go to Descartes, with Christom, Gifted Musician, Along Came Molly and Los Organos making up our shortlist of possibles. Looking at our shortlist. Christom is a likely type on breeding, while Climate Change is by a Canadian sire, so is of some interest but others are preferred by us. Descartes is a Dubai Millennium half brother to a top-class Italian runner. Eloquent Knight should improve for his debut, while Gifted Musician, a Sadler's Wells half-brother to Paintbox and Photofit, has plenty about which to like on breeding. Along Came Molly is another that could go well, while Los Organos is likely to enjoy the going. Princess Links also catches the eye on breeding and is also worth considering but, for the selection, and with his stable still in very good form, we will side with Descartes.