chased leaders, ridden and effort over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
made all, hard ridden over 1f out, edged left, kept on well
mid-division, outpaced final 2f
held up, stayed on final furlong, never troubled leaders
slowly into stride, soon tracking leader, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
held up, ridden halfway, hung right over 1f out, stayed on well closing stages
tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, weakened close home
slowly into stride, soon outpaced, never dangerous
held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong
mid-division, driven and headway over 3f out, weakened final furlong
Asiatic is taken to recoup losses at the expense of Nantucket Sound and newcomer Saameq. Mark Johnston's juveniles have paid to follow this season and Asiatic should add to the tally judged on the evidence so far. Sent off as market leader at Ayr after being touched off on his Haydock debut, the drop back in trip at the Scottish track seemed against him and Asiatic could only finish fourth. His tendency to hang under pressure was a worry first time, but the soft ground probably did not help and he gets a chance to put matters right at the third time of asking. Nantucket Sound was slowly away on his Chepstow bow but was staying on well at the end and can improve foe the extra furlong, while Saameq is bred to stay at least a mile and can pay to follow in time. Bakhtyar and Ma Yahab both hail from powerful stables as well, but for the winner we return to Asiatic to get off the mark.
