made all, ridden over 1f out, hung left inside final furlong, driven and all out
keen, tracked leaders, weakened 3f out
held up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
in touch, chased winner over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong
towards rear, ridden 3f out, never nearer
held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
keen, held up in touch, smooth headway over 1f out, ridden and hung left entering final furlong, every chance inside, not quicken close home
towards rear, ridden and some headway 2f out, never dangerous
towards rear, behind final 2f
held up, ridden and some headway over 1f out, kept ojn one-paced
with winner, hung badly left halfway, behind final 3f
held up in touch, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
Blue Leader makes plenty of appeal being a lightly raced son of Cadeaux Genereux out of a Group 1 winner and is sure to have benefited from a promising fourth in similar company earlier in the month. Mahroos has clearly had his problems as he has not been seen since finishing runner-up in a minor event at Chantilly almost two years ago. The son of Kingmambo did have subsequent French derby winner, Anabaa Blue, behind him on that occasion and it is interesting that he has been kept in training. A market move could prove significant while the useful Oopsie Daisy and the newcomers Akshar and Tom's Cruising makes this an interesting finale.
