held up in rear, ridden 3f out headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on one pace
made all, ridden 2f out, driven out
broke well, pulled hard soon steadied to rear, ridden 2f out, no impression
tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
steadied start, keen and improved to 3rd, 4f out ridden to chase winner over 1f out, weakended final furlong
A small field goes to post for this maiden and the vote is given to GOLDEN TIGER over Erfaan, Ant Music and Your Gifted. It was a good effort from our selection to chase home Secretive on his debut over this course and distance last month. If he can build on that promising debut effort then he should taken plenty of beating here. Erfaan could be the main danger as he shaped with promise in a couple of maiden's at Newmarket in the summer. He has an absence to overcome and he has to prove that he will go on this surface, but he is certainly an interesting runner. Ant Music was only beaten a head in a claimer at Kempton over a mile last month, but he struggled to get home over that trip on that occasion so the drop down to 7f has to be a plus. Your Gifted has had plenty of chances in Ireland and she has been pitched into a race here that will not take much winning. She should be thereabouts at the finish, but Golden Tiger is preferred.
Turning Circle 25-1 (9-6) Keen, wide, close up, ridden to chase winner over 2f out until over 1f out, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Ghazwah (8-6) at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) fbs in Jan.
Ant Music (IRE) 8-1 (8-5) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, driven to join winner inside final furlong, edged right and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 9, hd behind Ana Moutabahi (9-4) at Kempton 1m Classified Claiming Stakes (0-70) (3yo) (6) pol in Jan.
Erfaan (USA) 6-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 15, 10l behind Elusive Pimpernel (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (2) gd in Jul.
Golden Tiger 5-1 (9-3) Close up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, no chance, 2nd of 6, 3l behind Secretive (9-3) at Southwell 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) fbs in Dec.
Your Gifted (IRE) 6-1fav (9-3) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 6th of 15, 7l behind Footprint (9-3) at Sligo 6f 2yo hcp 50-70 gd in Sep.
Forever Fong Dr Fong filly out of Always On My Mind.