tracked leaders, led approaching final furlong, ridden and ran on
prominent, ridden over 3f out, stayed on final furlong
led 4f, ridden and weakened final furlong
went freely to start, slowly into stride, raced wide, weakened halfway
slowly into stride, chased leaders, outpaced over 2f out, ridden and kept on final furlong
tracked leaders, led 2f out, ridden and soon hung left, headed approaching final furlong, one pace
held up in touch, improved on inside halfway, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
Gold Flame gets the vote here ahead of Morbick and Six Of Trumps. If Henry Candy has been able to keep Gold Flame sound then the four-year-old son of Gorse should go well today. He would have needed his latest start but, with the form of his maiden run in 2006 having worked out pretty well, his profile for a maiden lacking strength in depth looks a good one in terms of him running well. A 50,000 guineas son of Kyllachy, Morbick has to be given some thought on his debut, while Six Of Trumps was highly tried on his Ascot debut and should be more comfortable at this level, and maybe with the drop in trip too, and Lord Of The Reins has something to like on breeding. These seem to be the key players, with the selection being Gold Flame.
Gold Flame 11-4fav (9-12) Took keen hold, in touch, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 4l behind Cherie's Dream (8-9) at Kempton 7f mdn aut stk (5) pol.
Mister Jingles 16-1 (8-9) Mid-division, ridden halfway, soon outpaced, 12th of 18, 8l behind Mystery Pips (9-0) at Ayr 5f Stks (41-45) (7) gd.
Gleaming Spirit (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 11l behind Kondakova (8-12) at W'hampton 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Oct.
Lord of The Reins (IRE) Imperial Ballet gelding, half-brother to winning sprinter Foursquare.
Morbick Kyllachy colt, half-brother to winning miler Diluvienne.
Singleb (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Behind, never dangerous, 6th of 10, 13l behind Rule of Life (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 3yo mdn (5) pol in Apr.
Six of Trumps (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Always in rear, outpaced from 2f out, well behind over 1f out, last of 10, 26l behind One To Follow (9-3) at Ascot 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Splendidio 9-1 (8-10) Steadied start, held up always last, last of 7, 4 1/2l behind Jemima Godfrey (8-10) at Lingfield 1m 3yo clm (6) pol in Feb.