held up, soon tracking leaders, want to hang in behind horses from 4f out, ridden 2f out, led just over 1f out, headed near finish
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, weakened 2f out
tracked leader, led after 2f, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
soon held up in rear, reminders over 4f out, headway under pressure over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong but not pace to challenge
took good hold, led 2f, tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed just over 1f out, kept challenging, hard driven to lead again near finish
held up, took keen hold, headway 3f out, soon ridden, not quicken over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong to take 3rd post
ANHAR won well enough on debut and may be able to get the better of the more battle-hardened pair Mingun Bell and Private Story. Take It To The Max actually has the highest rating in the field having finished a fairly close up fourth of six behind Emerald Commander in a Listed race at Haydock but the form may flatter him and he may prefer softer ground. The ground was on the soft side when Anhar won his maiden but he may be less ground dependent and there was plenty to like about the way the 950,000 dollar purchase went about his work. He was asked to make up plenty of ground after missing the start but still had enough in hand to repel the challengers in the closing stages. Mingun Bell had been progressing well prior to a disappointing run at Epsom but may not have handled the cambers that day and the yard won this with Twice Over in 2007. Private Story finished second to a horse that was subsequently placed in a Group 3 before running down the field in the Goffs Million at the Curragh; he may well be able to resume his upward curve. Ted Spread could be out of his depth and Natural Law also looks to have something to find as we take Anhar to continue the good run of form currently being enjoyed by Dettori and bin Suroor.
Anhar (USA) 4-1 (9-3) Dwelt, headway on outer to be in touch after 1f, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed briefly inside final furlong, rallied and ran on towards finish, won at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs beating Desert Sage (8-12) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Mingun Bell (USA) 5-2 (9-0) Led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 4th of 5, 17l behind Zeitoper (8-11) at Epsom Downs 1m 2yo stk (3) gf.
Natural Law (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Led after 1f, made rest, ridden inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Sep beating Inside Track (9-3) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Private Story (USA) 14-1 (9-3) Towards rear, kept on same pace under pressure from 2f out, 10th of 19, 6l behind Shakespearean (9-3) at Curragh 1m 2yo aut gd in Sep.
Take It To The Max 33-1 (9-0) Behind, effort over 2f out, soon no impression, 4th of 6, 5l behind Emerald Commander (9-0) at Haydock 1m 2yo Listed stks (1) gs in Sep.
Ted Spread 4-1fav (9-3) Tracked leading trio, challenged in centre 2f out, soon led, ridden and in command final 100 yards, stayed on well, won at Goodwood 1m 1f 2yo mdn (4) gs beating Regal Guest (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
