chased winner, ridden over 2f out, no impression final furlong, lost 2nd final stride
awkward at start, soon in touch, ridden over 3f out, not look happy on surface, beaten and eased final 2f
made all, ridden over 1f out, ran on final furlong
held up, pushed along over 3f out, soon behind
in touch, went 3rd halfway, ridden 3f out, stayed on to take 2nd post, no chance with winner
TERTIARY is taken to maintain his unbeaten record at the main expense of Agony And Ecstasy and Tres Coronas. It may only have been a Brighton maiden that the unbeaten son of Singspiel took by a head but he was value for more than the winning margin and it did appear to be an above average race for the track. Only one of those in behind has run subsequently so it's hard to be dogmatic about the worth of the form but it's reasonable to expect improvement. Agony And Ecstasy wears headgear for the first time despite having battled on fairly well to score for the second time this season. She's 4lbs higher and making her debut at the track but could improve for the cheekpieces and her breeding offers hope that she'll be effective here. Tres Coronas is another who sports headgear for the first time and he should be competitive from this mark in this company if the blinkers have a positive effect. All three trainers of the above have good records at the track but so too do Mark Tompkins and Sylvester Kirk with four winners apiece from ten and nine runners respectively. The Newmarket handler's team have been going well and he's scored with similar types to Cornish Beau recently so he's well worth noting whilst High On A Hill ran the best race of his career on his latest outing and could fare even better now handicapping. Stef And Stelio has made the frame on both visits here but will need to improve for the fitting of cheekpieces if he's to get his head in front again as we look to Tertiary to lead them home.
Agony And Ecstasy 8-1 (9-7) Made all, came centre straight, driven along from 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, held on near finish, won at Windsor 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gs in Oct beating Mountrath (9-2) by shd, 14 ran.
Tertiary (USA) 11-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, led over 4f out, narrowly headed inside final 2f, regained lead 1f out, rider eased up briefly near finish and just held on, won at Brighton 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd in Oct beating Activate (9-3) by hd, 13 ran.
Tres Coronas (IRE) 11-2 (9-7) Led, hung right bend after 1 1/2f, headed over 4th out, led again over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra, 3rd of 12, 4l behind Beat The Rush (8-12) at Pontefract 1m 2yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Oct.
High On A Hill (IRE) 100-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, pushed along over 4f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 5l behind Soul Station (8-11) at Salisbury 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) sft in Oct.
Cornish Beau (IRE) 11-2 (8-11) Prominent, raced keenly ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 10, 10l behind Layline (8-9) at Chepstow 1m 2yo mdn aut (6) gs in Sep.
Stef And Stelio 7-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, one pace, 2nd of 5, 8l behind Karaka Jack (9-2) at Southwell 7f 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) fbs in Oct.
