chased leaders, outpaced halfway, soon weakened
outpaced, some headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led until ridden and headed halfway, soon one pace
prominent, led halfway, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
mid-division, effort over 1f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, soon outpaced, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, hung right and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
behind, headway halfway, stayed on well inside final furlong
behind, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders, weakened final 2f
chased leaders until over 2f out
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, mid-division, short of room halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders, led inside final furlong, ran on
broke well, soon outpaced, weakened over 2f out
A huge field for this opening maiden and one where we don't have too much to go on, so minimal stakes are probably the order of the day. We will take a chance on Desert Chief to take the prize, with Teeba and Kenmore others who could go very well. The selection is another Godolphin-owned juvenile who shaped with plenty of promise on debut despite drifting in the market at Newcastle. That run will have sharpened him up and the Green Desert colt looks capable of stepping up to take this now, especially with his team's continuing good form. Teeba is by Seeking The Gold, who has a great record with his two-year-old progeny, and the John Dunlop-trained filly may be a cut above some of these. We need to watch the market for any confidence, but she should be at home over this trip and is related to some speedy six and seven furlong winners, so she can go well. That market caution should be advised for many of these that we know so little about, but perhaps another that can go well is Kenmore, who ran green enough on his debut before picking up to finish fourth over course and distance. He looks to have a fair bit more to come and can finish closer this time. But, for the winner, we will side with Desert Chief to break his duck.
