prominent to over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong
dwelt, behind, ridden and headway 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, should improve
led, headed 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, pushed along and headway 3f out, ridden, edged right over 2f out, stayed on to lead entering final furlong, all out
in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
towards rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and ran green final 2f, never on terms
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
with leader, ridden and effort 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders until lost place 2f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, headway 3f out, led 2f out, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on
This is a hard getting out stakes for punters but it would be no surprise if Messe de Minuit were to prove good enough at the first time of asking, with Smart Danny and Zeitgeist likely to improve enough to take a hand in proceedings. In a typical end of season maiden, most will turn up just to get a bit of education before being put away for the winter so bets should be kept on the small side. Messe de Minuit is owned by the Mountgrange Stud and has been working well enough at home to tempt Roger Charlton into unleashing him here rather than waiting until next season. He would not have to be a world beater to prevail and gets a tentative vote over Smart Danny and Zeitgeist who both shaped well enough on their respective debuts to merit a mention here.
