led, headed over 4f out, led again over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, , headed and no extra inside final furlong
close up, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on strongly
tracked leader, led over 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
keen, prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, lost 3rd near finish
in rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, soon close up, headway over 2f out, pushed along and every chance over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd near finish
in touch, outpaced over 3f out
keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Six of these won their latest starts in maiden company and the betting may give some clues. Spring Jig won over 1m2f at Brighton and gets first-time headgear though was earlier beaten by Ghayyar on the July course here. Hersigh was successful at Chelmsford but steps up in trip along with rest of these including Yarmouth winner Desert Skyline. The latter pair are preferred to Je Suis Charlie and Ode To Glory but a speculative vote goes to FIRST QUEST. He scored over a mile at Sandown last time and should be in the mix again with Ryan Moore’s presence taking the eye.
Ghayyar (IRE) 11-1 (9-2) Led until over 2f out, soon rallied, weakened approaching final furlong, last of 5, 6 1/4l behind Sir Dancealot (9-2) at Kempton 7f stks (4) pol in Sep.
Desert Skyline (IRE) 40-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish, ran on, won at Yarmouth 1m mdn stks (4) gf in Sep beating Merlin (9-5) by 1l, 6 ran.
Spring Jig (USA) 11-8fav (9-5) In touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Bath 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Sep beating Jive Talking (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Hersigh 11-8fav (9-0) Made virtually all, ridden and pressed final furlong, held on well, won at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Prerogative (9-5) by nk, 7 ran.
First Quest (USA) 9-2 (9-5) Close up, effort over 1f out, soon led, just held on, won at Sandown 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Aug beating Whip Nae Nae (9-5) by shd, 6 ran.
Je Suis Charlie 6-4fav (9-5) Held up off the pace in 7th, closer 4f out, not clear run and switched outside over 1f out, 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Beverley 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Sep beating Getgo (9-5) by hd, 9 ran.
Mungo Madness 50-1 (9-5) Led 3f, chased winner until over 3f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly inside final 2f, 8th of 9, 20 1/2l behind Contrapposto (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
Ode To Glory 16-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, led near finish, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Sep beating Tawfik (9-5) by nk, 11 ran.