led, headed over 6f out, chased leader after, clear with leader 3f out, led again well over 2f out, clear entering final furlong, eased towards finish
in touch, ridden over 4f out, driven 3f out, kept on to go 3rd inside final furlong, never a factor
dwelt, in rear, ran green 2 out, headway and hung badly right to go 3rd over 3f out, finished on stands side rail, weakened final furlong
slowly into stride, pulled hard, headway to lead over 6f out, clear with one other 3f out, ridden and headed well over 2f out, kept on one pace
in touch, ridden halfway, soon struggling, kept on final furlong, never a factor
held up, ridden and outpaced from halfway
Business Class and THE HAGUE look best here and it is the latter that makes the selection with Elusive Glen also making some appeal. The three-year-old selection ran well in defeat last time and the way he ran on suggests there is a deal of improvement to come particularly now he's been stepped up in trip. The mark of 66 seems lenient and the gelding should be able to take advantage. David Nicholls trained Business Class made the frame on his career debut last time and enjoyed the benefit of a decent Southern Hemisphere weight allowance though he was never really a threat to the winner. Colt Elusive Glen makes his career debut today and has a good opportunity to get off to a decent start. The market is best watched for this one but The Hague is the one for us.
Street Devil (USA) 10-1 (9-1) Prominent, ridden when hung left 2f out, soon weakened, last of 8, 18l behind Starlight Gazer (8-6) at Warwick 1m hcp 0-75 (5) sft in Oct.
Business Class (BRZ) 8-1 (8-5) Mid-division, headway over 1f, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 15, 10l behind Eton Rifles (9-3) at Catterick 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gs in Sept.
Fortunate Flame Key Of Luck colt out of Candescent.
The Hague 17-2 (9-3) Slowly away, soon hampered, raced in 4th, ridden along halfway, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Dunes Queen (8-12) at Kempton 6f 3yo mdn (4) pol.
Le Petit Vigier 10-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, soon switched right and outpaced, 6th of 8, 15l behind True Decision (8-5) at Southwell 7f mdn aut stk (6) fbs.
Cardinal Pivotal colt, half-brother to winning miler Hunting Tower.