led, ridden over 1f out, headed final strides
raced wide, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
held up towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on to lead final strides
keen close up, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, pushed along over 1f out, soon weakened
in touch in rear, pushed along halfway halfway, never nearer
tracked leader, pushed along 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
in touch, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
This is a competitive nursery but BLUE STORM has shown himself to be a speedy colt on Turf and he could go close if handling the switch to Tapeta. Havana Rose is also interesting making her all-weather debut while Rare Jewel will find this easier than the Group 3 she contested at Longchamp in August. Due For Luck was favourite for the race that Curious Rover won at Haydock a month ago but ran a shocker. The latter has since run well again at York and can’t be left out of calculations.
Curious Rover (IRE) 9-4fav (8-12) Led at fast pace, shaken up 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra and headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Irish Nectar (8-11) at York 5f (3) sft in Oct.
Due For Luck (IRE) 5-4fav (9-1) Led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, no extra final 100 yards, last of 4, 6 3/4l behind Curious Rover (8-7) at Haydock 5f (2) sft in Sep.
Ganesha 12-1 (9-2) Midfield, headway halfway, ridden to challenge over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Irish Nectar (8-11) at York 5f (3) sft in Oct.
Blue Storm 10-3 (9-11) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Dashing Harry (9-4) at Bath 5f stks (5) hvy in Oct.
Rare Jewel 12-1 (8-10) last of 8, 10 1/4l behind Tiger Belle (8-10) at ParisLongchamp 5f Grp 3 gs in Aug.
Callianassa (IRE) 6-1 (9-9) Prominent, ridden and lost position over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 7th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Chinese Knot (9-1) at Yarmouth 5f (4) gs in Jul.
Havana Rose (IRE) 17-2 (9-6) Close up, pushed along and led over 1f out, ridden 1f out, kept on, headed closing stages, no extra, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Invincible Molly (9-9) at Pontefract 6f (4) gs in Oct.
Tangled Up In Blue (IRE) 14-1 (8-13) Led centre group, driven 2f out, headed inside final furlong, lost two places towards finish, 4th of 15, 2 3/4l behind Mahato (9-4) at Windsor 6f stks (5) sft in Oct.