chased leaders, raced keenly, driven over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong
slowly away, in touch in mid-division, headway over 3f out, every chance 2f out, weakened well inside final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on
in touch in mid-division, outpaced 3f out, weakened over 1f out
awkward start, held up towards rear, switched left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well
held up towards rear, some headway over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, never involved
slowly into stride, in rear, headway over 3f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, kept on
Carbis Bay drops down in trip weighted to beat Calypso while Leading Lion never figured on his debut and has been gelded. The latter’s stablemate Daydream Express cost 300,000gns but the Frankel newcomer BEYOND WORDS is related to a Group 2 winner and gets a speculative vote. Soowaih has had a breathing operation and Notability will be sharper for last week’s debut in this country.
Calypso (IRE) 8-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 11, 8l behind Kaaranah (9-5) at Kempton 1m hcp (5) pol in Sep.
Carbis Bay 13-2 (9-4) Slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway between horses inside final 2f, over 1f out, soon ridden, run flattened out and weakened final furlong, 6th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Tenerife Sunshine (9-6) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Aug.
Leading Lion (IRE) 9-2 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never near leaders, 7th of 11, 9 3/4l behind Royal Dubai (9-11) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (4) pol in May.
Notability (IRE) 28-1 (9-4) Ridden over 2f out, never closer than mid-division, 7th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Sniper's Eye (9-4) at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Sep.
Soowaih (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders on inside, pushed along out wide 2f out, weakened soon after, 5th of 9, 6 1/4l behind Arkendale (9-7) at Thirsk 1m stks (5) sft in Jun.
Beyond Words (IRE) Frankel filly out of Souviens Toi.
Daydream Express Kingman filly out of Midnight Thoughts.
Pachelbel (IRE) Ribchester filly out of Without Precedent.