tracked leaders, led 1f out, kept on well, pushed out
led, pushed along over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, led over 1f out, soon headed, no extra inside final furlong
held up in rear, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, no impression
held up in touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
Just a handful of runners does not diminish the interest in this juvenile contest where the three to concentrate on look to be Introvert, My Vindication and TREASURY DEVIL. The last-named is selected after an impressive debut effort to score on good ground at Newbury last month. He has had a bit of time to get over that run, the yard is in superb form at present and there could be plenty more improvement to come so we will side with him. Introvert may well go off favourite in receipt of 3lbs from our pick and is related to some useful juveniles whilst also putting together a good profile himself. Although far from fully exposed we do at least have a bit more of a handle on his capabilities. Any Richard Hannon-trained juvenile pitched in at this level has to be respected and he has a good pedigree to boot so a market check is strongly advised regarding My Vindication.
Treasury Devil (USA) 9-4 (9-3) Tracked leading pair, pushed along to lead 3f out, shaken up inside final furlong, stayed on well and always doing enough, won at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Aug beating General Synod (9-3) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Colorado Gold 7-1 (9-2) 7th of 8, 11l behind Hung Parliament (9-2) at Deauville(FR) 7f stk (1) sft in Aug.
Introvert (IRE) 5-2 (9-3) Soon crossed over to lead, ridden over 1f out, stayed on until no extra and headed last strides, 2nd of 7, hd behind Orientalist (9-1) at Sandown 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gf in Aug.
Claret'n'blue (USA) 11-2 (9-0) Slowly into stride, chased leading trio, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden and effort to chase leader over 2f out to over 1f out, edged left, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 5, 12l behind Singapore Lilly (8-9) at Haydock 1m 2yo lst stk (1) gf.
My Vindication (USA) Vindication colt out of Classy Mirage.