took keen hold, led and disputed, advantage 2f out, headed well over 1f out, rallied and one pace inside final furlong, always held
chased leading pair, driven and weakened over 2f out, eased over 1f out
held up in rear, steady headway 4f out, went 2nd 2f out, led well over 1f out, driven and stayed on final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, no chance with leading duo
led and disputed until ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
raced wide, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, plugged on same pace over 1f out
steadied start, held up in last trio, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten and behind, eased final 2f, tailed off
An interesting turnout for this modest prize as Hallmark Star showed potential last season and, as he's by Nayef, will have found Doncaster's 1m2f just too short on his reappearance. Amoralist was the easy winner of a 1m1f maiden at Wolverhampton on his final start, though his dam was a sprinter, while Ruacana has been running on well on all three starts over 1m1f at Wolverhampton. Singalat is very stoutly bred but, like Moontrap, his only success came on very fast ground. WINNER'S WISH beat today's rival Amoralist comfortably enough over 1m2f on ground with give at Bath in September and should confirm the form on her way to another victory, though Gabrial's King has been in superb form at Wolverhampton and there's no reason to believe he won't transfer his improvement to turf.
Hallmark Star 14-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3l behind Kingsdesire (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Amoralist 4-5fav (9-3) Tracked leader, led approaching 2f out, clear entering final furlong, eased, comfortable, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Oct beating Vergrigio (9-3) by 4l, 7 ran.
Ruacana 3-1 (8-7) Held up in mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Modernism (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Singalat 10-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway and edged right over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Titus Star (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2yo hco 0-75 (5) pol in Dec.
Moon Trip 17-2 (8-11) Soon led, ridden and headed well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 9th of 10, 10l behind Anjaz (9-2) at Doncaster 1m 2yo hcp (2) gf in Sep.
Winner's Wish 20-1 (9-6) Close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 8l behind Main Sequence (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Oct.
Gabrial's King (IRE) Evensfav (9-0) Took keen hold, tracked leading pair, ears back and tried to kick rival over 6f out, effort on inside travelling well 3f out, went 2nd well over 1f out, led over 1f out, soon clear and hung right inside final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol beating King's Wharf (9-3) by 2 3/4l, 4 ran.