close up, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, stayed on to lead close home
tracked leader, led 5f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra
led 2f, remained prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakening when hampered over 1f out
in rear, outpaced halfway, behind final 3f
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace
slowly into stride, headway after 1f to race wide and mid-division, ridden and hung right over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, switched right over 1f out, soon led, ridden, ran on and headed post
Once again we have plenty of potentailly smart debutante's including Tybalt, Adagio and Mia's Boy, but on this occasion we will side with the once raced Aureate. Mark Johnston's colt was second in a three horse race at Haydock on his debut. On the face of it that doesn't appear that special. However the winner could be quite decent and being by Jade Robbery the selection should much prefer this faster ground. Sir Michael Stoute's Adagio is a 200 thousand guineas son of Grand Lodge. There is a slight doubt about the form of the stable and so he is passed over for that reason. Mia's Boy is from a stable with some smart juveniles and if the money is down we expect a good performance. Tybalt has a smart American pedigree and is from a yard capable of producing first time out winners. All in all this is another tough race to assess but Aureate is expected to improve tremendously on his debut run and he gets the decsision.
Adagio Grand Lodge colt out of Lalindi.
Aureate 4-1 (9-3) Chased winner, ridden and evey chance over 2f out, edged left and one pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 3, 2 1/2l behind Strobilus (9-3) at Haydock 7f 2yo mdn aut (4) hvy.
Camps Bay (USA) 40-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, shaken up on inside and kept on steadily final furlong, never near leaders, 7th of 12, 8l behind Big Robert (9-3) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.
Hits Only Vic (USA) 33-1 (9-3) Always behind, 9th of 10, 7l behind Smash N'Grab (8-12) at Southwell 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd.
Mia's Boy Pivotal colt, half-brother to numerous winners up to 1m.
Musheed (IRE) King's Best colt out of 6f winner Khulan.
Nordic Affair Halling colt, half-brother to numerous winners, mostly up to 1m.
Solid Rock (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) In touch on inside, not clear run twice from over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Oldjoesaid (9-3) at Sandown 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf.
Summer Dancer (IRE) Fasliyev colt out of a lightly-raced mare.
Tybalt (USA) Storm Cat colt, half-brother to middle-distance winner Mambo Princess and 1m-1m2f winner Desert Authority.
Zell Am See Averti colt, half-brother to numerous winners up to 1m2f.
Dr Dream (IRE) Dr Fong colt, half-brother to winners up to 1m.
