held up, soon in touch, ridden and weakened 3f out, eased when no chance final 2f
slowly into stride, in rear. pushed along over 8f out, ridden and stayed on final 3f, took 3rd inside final furlong, no chance with leading pair
slowly into stride, soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong
pulled hard early, held up in touch, pushed along and weakened over 2f out
chased leader, ridden to challenge 3f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
prominent early, dropped rear 9f out, pushed along and struggling over 5f out, tailed off when eased over 3f out
Godolphin’s Gifts Of Gold was a €280,000 yearling and is a half-brother to three winners. Galitello is a half-brother to six winners but was a more modest purchase. It would be no surprise if either of the newcomers played a part in this, despite both having already been gelded, but we’ll stick with the experience of PRABENI despite the Haggas gelding failing by a neck to land the odds at Windsor earlier this month when Definition was a close-up fourth. Knightly Spirit appears to need soft going as he flopped on good ground at Chester in May and has changed stables since.
Definition 7-2 (9-2) Led and set steady pace, edged left over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Lissitzky (9-2) at Windsor 1m 3f stks (5) gf in Sep.
Galitello Intello gelding out of Coventina.
Gifts Of Gold (IRE) Invincible Spirit gelding out of Sanna Bay.
Knightly Spirit 7-1 (9-3) Always behind, last of 8, 29 1/4l behind Austrian School (9-8) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in May.
Prabeni 4-11fav (9-2) Chased leader, hard ridden 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Lissitzky (9-2) at Windsor 1m 3f stks (5) gf in Sep.
Debbi's Dream 100-1 (8-9) In rear, ridden and struggling over 3f out, soon behind, last of 10, dist behind Willie John (9-7) at Doncaster 1m 2f stks (5) gf in Aug.