led, carried head high and not looked keen when challenged over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, hung left and kept on reluctantly towards finish
took keen hold, held up in touch, headway on outside over 2f out, chased leading pair well over 1f out, wandered under pressure inside final furlong, stayed on well towards finish
chased leaders in 4th, driven and beaten over 2f out
slowly into stride, held up in rear, hung left and weakened over 2f out
chased leader to 3f out, soon ridden and weakened
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, hung left, kept on gamely, driven out
took keen hold, held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, soon beaten
ASATEER really should be a class above although it probably wouldn't be too much of a surprise were he to find a situation where he gets himself beaten. Barry Hills' gelding was beaten fair and square at Nottingham last time, although the market suggested that we may not find him at his best after a break. He shaped as if the run will bring him on and with an official rating of 82, this son of Alhaarth should be capable of winning this before going on to bigger and better things. Layer Cake drops in trip as connections seek for an elusive first win on his 11th start, Herecomethegirls was a real no-show on her first start at Nottingham when quite well-fancied but the ground was desperate and she wasn't given a hard time; better is expected today, whilst Silvester doesn't strike as the most obvious of debutant winners. Balzarine is well-held by the selection on their Nottingham run behind Poyle Meg, so a bigger threat may come from Love Call with the drop in trip likely to suit her. This looks a poor maiden and unless one of the fillies shows remarkable improvement, it really should go the way of Asateer.
Asateer (IRE) 15-8 (9-3) Tracked leaders, effort approaching 2f out, soon hung left, ridden, no impression final furlong, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Poyle Meg (8-5) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd.
Layer Cake 6-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, raced keenly, headway over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 7l behind Golden Button (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Balzarine 50-1 (8-12) Held up, kept on steadily final 2f, never near leaders, 5th of 11, 13l behind Poyle Meg (8-5) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd.
Herecomethegirls 3-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden 3f out, soon beaten, 6th of 8, 16l behind Illusive Spirit (9-3) at Nottingham 1m mdn auc stks (6) hvy in Jul.
Lady Meg (IRE) 150-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 12, 23l behind Calaloo (9-3) at Bath 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Love Call (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Held up mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 9, 15l behind Sheila's Castle (9-6) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn auc stks (5) pol.
Step Into Sunshine (USA) 16-1 (8-10) Raced wide, keen in touch, weakened over 2f out, soon eased, virtually pulled up final furlong, last of 7, 50l behind Park Lane (9-1) at Pontefract 1m mdn stks (4) gf.
Silvester Silver Patriarch colt out of Raintree Venture.
