soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon outpaced
prominent, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, just failed
tracked leaders and keen, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
tracked leaders, ridden to lead briefly over 2f out, headed and no extra over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, driven to lead over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
slowly into stride, soon ridden, never dangerous
held up, ridden 2f out, hung left and stayed on well final furlong
held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
This may well turn out to be the better of the two divisions of this maiden, with MASTER ROONEY taken to score, while High Office and a number of debutants look capable of going well. Master Rooney has finished runner up in two starts so far, but his level of form will probably be quite tricky for a newcomer to match and with this step up in trip a plus he is taken to score if he handles the ground on his first try on good to soft. High Office handled cut well on his Ayr debut over this trip and clearly looks capable of improving for that first run, so he can get involved. Regal Lyric and Suprise Gift are well bred debutants, for whom trip and pedigree suggest both can go well, though the ground is a concern for them. The ground will also be a concern for Sir Mark Prescott, who runs Speed Dating, so by process of elimination on the going Pattern Mark, who is related to juvenile winners, can emerge the best of those seeing a racecourse for the first time. Master Rooney is the one for us here.
Ateeb Red Ransom colt, half-brother to winning miler Capucci.
High Office 33-1 (8-10) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 13, 4l behind Zafisio (9-3) at Ayr 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Aug.
Master Rooney (IRE) 6-4fav (9-3) Raced far side, took keen hold, tracked leaders, chased winner 3f out, kept on inside final furlong until eased when no impression towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Zuzu (8-12) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Jul.
Northside Prince (IRE) Desert Prince gelding out of 1m2f winner Spartan Girl.
Nut Hand (IRE) 50-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 13l behind Ubi Ace (8-11) at Beverley 7f 2yo mdn auc (6) sft.
Pattern Mark Mark of Esteem gelding, half-brother to 5f winner Foxkey and 6f-1m winner Lujano.
Regal Lyric (IRE) Royal Applause colt, half-brother to flat and hurdles winner Front Rank.
Speed Dating Pivotal colt, half-brother to numerous winners from 5f-1m1f.
Tiger Reigns Tiger Hill colt, half-brother to winning miler Bestam and middle-distance winner Louise Rayner.
Suprise Gift Intikhab filly, half-sister to numerous winners from 5f-7f.
Penolva (IRE) Galileo filly, half-sister to middle-distance winner Far From Old.
