very slowly away towards rear, headway over 1f out, pushed along and ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, not reach leaders
keen, led over 5f out, headed over 1f out, pushed along to lead again inside final furlong, ran on,
tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, weakened over 2f out
in rear, weakened 3f out
raced wide, led until over 5f out, tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
keen early, tracked leader until steadied back over 5f out, in touch, headway 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden hung left and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
Most of these are unexposed and probably capable of better but Firefright is the form pick on his third place in a lucrative sales race at Doncaster in September. However, he didn't improve on that when runner-up at Newbury next time and the vote goes to the much less exposed TOP MISSION. The Godolphin colt didn't appear until late October when runner-up to Makkar here where he looked in need of the experience and can put that to good use on his return to action. Jewel House improved with each run last season but was beaten a long way into third on his return at Doncaster while Mukalal was a 50/1 chance on his debut on Tapeta at Newcastle in November though ran better than expected.
Afaak Oasis Dream colt out of Ghanaati.
Firefright (IRE) 15-8fav (9-5) Always prominent, ridden 2f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 2nd of 16, 1l behind Parfait (9-5) at Newbury 6f mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
Jewel House 11-4 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 12, 8 1/2l behind Benbatl (9-5) at Doncaster 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Apr.
Jumira Prince (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Slowly away, in touch after 2f, pushed along halfway, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 12, 15l behind Thunder Snow (9-5) at Leicester 6f mdn stks (4) gf in May.
Lord E (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after, last of 7, 6 3/4l behind Hajjam (9-5) at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Mister Chow 33-1 (9-1) Slowly away outpaced, never nearer, 7th of 12, 7 3/4l behind Ashwaq (8-10) at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Mukalal 50-1 (9-5) Keen, close up, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Middle Kingdom (9-5) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (4) pol in Nov.
Never You Mind (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, never involved, 15th of 16, 22 1/4l behind Valcartier (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Top Mission 4-1 (9-0) Always prominent, every chance over 1f out, staying on same pace when hung left under pressure closing stages, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Makkaar (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Oct.
