led, awkward round bend, raced alone far side, pushed along over 3f out, headed over 2f out, plugged on final furlong
midfield, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced, ran on well final furlong, just denied 2nd post
always in rear, pushed along over 3f out, never a factor
close up, headway going well over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon pushed along and pressed for lead, headed over 1f out, ran on, no extra and lost two places final 110yds
held up, driven along over 3f out, headway under pressure over 2f over out, ran on well final furlong, just held 2nd post
tracked leaders, headway going well over 2f out, soon pushed along to press leader, led over 1f out, soon clear, ran on powerfully final furlong, impressive
The trio with experience in this have hardly set the world alight so far so this may go to a newcomer. Valvano represents last year’s winning stable and cost 220,000gns as a yearling. He’s a half-brother to two winners but TOKYO BAY is also a likely type being a half-brother to five winners who all stayed well, including the Group 3 and Listed winner Danadana. Mount Dukono is a half-brother to the French 1,000 Guineas and Oaks winner Avenir Certain so can’t be left out of calculations.
Believitanducan (IRE) 100-1 (9-5) Restless before start, always towards rear, never a factor, 7th of 8, 24 1/2l behind Placeholder (9-0) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.
Contacto 80-1 (9-2) Dwelt, towards rear, ridden well over 2f out, no response, 15th of 17, 23 1/4l behind Bellum Justum (9-2) at Newmarket 1m mdn stks (4) gf in Sep.
Godsend 28-1 (9-7) last of 7, 14l behind Poniros (9-7) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (4) hvy in Oct.
Mount Dukono (FR) Le Havre colt out of Puggy.
Tokyo Bay (IRE) Lope De Vega colt out of Zeeba.
Valvano (IRE) Night Of Thunder colt out of Vuela.