raced center in touch, merged with stands side group halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out
raced center in touch, merged with stands side group halfway, ridden and weakened 2f out
raced center, came stands side after 2f, close up, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out
raced center, tracked leader, merged with stands side group halfway, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
raced alone in center, keen early, led after 1f, clear and edged left over 1f out, ridden out, unchallenged
led center group, prominent, merged with stands side group halfway, chased leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong
raced center, took keen hold in rear, merged with stands side group halfway, ridden over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
raced center, led 1f, came stands side after 2f, led that group, chased winner after, ridden over 2f out, hung right and lost 2nd over 1f, kept on same pace
raced center, held up, merged with stands side group halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out
raced center, came stands side after 2f, held up, ridden over 2f out, no impression
raced center, pulled hard in rear, merged with stands side group halfway, headway under pressure over 1f out, no impression final furlong
raced center, came stands stand side after 2f, tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on towards finish, no chance with winner
We're going to take on Richard Hills and Azizi with MUSAAFER whilst Oasis Dancer and Hypnotized are amongst others to entertain. Richard Hills is clearly taken with Azizi and the colt has looked very useful on his day if not entirely straightforward as he often seems to hit a flat spot when asked to quicken from off the pace. This track often suits a front-runner and Musaafer, who still holds entries in the Dante and Irish Derby, should be in the right place as long as he settles better than he did in the Racing Post Trophy. Hypnotized picked up well to win at Kempton whilst Balducci battled gamely to win his maiden at the track last month and both are respected with the less exposed runners having a decent record in this race. Oasis Dancer is entitled to come on for his run at Newbury and looks poised to run a big race whilst Karaka Jack lost little in defeat behind Fallen Idol at Sandown. Black Spirit was highly tried after beating the useful Prompter on debut and may prove to be more competitive at this level but he looks to have enough weight for what he's achieved and the tentative vote goes to Musaafer.
Fremont (IRE) 4-1 (8-13) Dwelt, held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, no chance when ridden on outside and outpaced 2f out, 5th of 7, 9l behind Red Jazz (9-6) at Newmarket 7f listed hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Black Spirit (USA) 7-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, steadied into mid-division over 6f out but remained in touch, close 5th 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 19l behind Joshua Tree (8-12) at Ascot 1m 2yo Grp 2 (1) gd in Sep.
Musaafer (IRE) 6-4fav (9-0) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, weakening when hampered close home, 4th of 5, 2 1/4l behind Lord Zenith (9-0) at Lingfield 1m Listed Stakes (3yo) (1) pol in Apr.
Azizi 11-10fav (8-12) In touch, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Aldovrandi (8-12) at Kempton 1m cnd stks (3yo) (2) pol in Apr.
Oasis Dancer 11-1 (9-4) Led main group towards stands side rail and well on terms with centre group, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Meezaan (8-12) at Newbury 7f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd in Apr.
Karaka Jack 9-1 (8-13) Slightly hampered start, tracked leader, led over 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on well for 2nd, not pace of winner, 2nd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Fallen Idol (8-12) at Sandown 1m 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Apr.
Rumool 6-1 (9-3) Led, ridden 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Middle Club (8-12) at Kempton 1m 1f cnd stks (3yo) (2) pol in Mar.
Kona Coast 33-1 (9-3) Raced centre, close up, ,weakened well over 1f out, last of 16, 18l behind Coordinated Cut (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo aut stk (2) gd in Apr.
The Human League 16-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, hard driven over 1f out, stayed on but not pace to threaten, 7th of 17, 2l behind Black Snowflake (9-2) at Goodwood 7f 2yo hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Flip Flop (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 3f out, beaten over 1f out, 5th of 13, 7l behind Timepiece (8-12) at Newmarket 1m 2yo lst fll (1) gd in Oct.
Hypnotized (USA) 15-8fav (9-0) Keen, held up in touch, good headway travelling well between horses over 1f out, led entering final furlong, edged left, quickened clear, won at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Apr beating Bohemian Melody (9-1) by 1l, 7 ran.
Balducci 8-1 (9-0) Made all on far rail, pushed along 2f out, joined soon after, ridden over 1f out, stayed on gamely inside final furlong, won at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn (4) gd in Apr beating Harvest Dancer (9-0) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
