mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon lost place
held up, soon in mid-division on inside, switched right and headway 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, stayed on, driven out
slowly into stride, ridden on outside over 1f out, never dangerous
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened
in touch, ridden and weakened well over 1f out
slowly into stride, green and soon pushed along towards rear, headway on inside 2f out, soon one pace
towards rear, pushed along halfway, effort on inside over 2f out, never troubled leaders
led, ridden and headed 1f out, stayed on same pace
keen hold early, chased leaders, ridden to chase winner final furlong, stayed on
slowly into stride and always behind
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, pushed along halfway, always behind
chased leader, pushed along 2f out, stayed on same pace
CENTIGRADE could prove too hot for this opposition although Mufti and If I Were A Boy are similarly open to improvement. The in-form Willie Haggas has a good record here, albeit not with his juveniles, and there was plenty to like about the debut of this 67,000 guineas purchase who caught the eye staying on well from off the pace in a Newmarket maiden won by Mr David. The form looks solid with the other four in the top five running creditably since whilst Ryan Moore is a positive booking for the yard. Mufti hails from a yard whose juveniles often derive considerable improvement from their initial outings and the Noverre colt holds a string of big race entries. That's not uncommon for one from the yard although there was plenty to like about his debut which looked like it would do him good. It's worth noting that Brian Meehan has a line on Centigrade's form through the winner so the market could prove to be revealing whilst he also saddled a runner in the Newbury maiden in which If I Were A Boy took third. That was a decent effort and she should be competitive if building on the run. Kilmanseck ran in a Newbury maiden that threw up Arcano and Showcasing although he did only beat one home whilst Themanforacrisis was backed to win a fair contest last time only to finish three places behind Valkov. The remainder don't appear to be out of the ordinary so this should concern the market leaders with Centigrade getting the nod.
Althabea 50-1 (8-11) Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, 6th of 9, 4l behind Annia Galeria (8-6) at Leicester 5f 2yo sll (6) gf in Jul.
Centigrade (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer, 4th of 11, 5l behind Mr David (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Forgotten Army (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) Slowly into stride, always in rear, 10th of 13, 20l behind Janeiro (8-12) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) gd in Jul.
Gabriel's Spirit (IRE) 100-1 (9-3) Tracked winner 4f, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 8l behind Arabian Pride (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Kilmanseck 66-1 (9-0) Slowly away, ran green and always outpaced, 12th of 13, 11l behind Arcano (9-0) at Newbury 6f mdn stks (4) gf in Jun.
Lisahane Bog Royal Applause colt out of Veronica Franco.
Mufti (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Mid division, headway to chase winner over 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 1l behind Dashing Doc (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd.
Spinning Spirit (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Held up, never dangerous, 7th of 9, 10l behind Astrophysical Jet (8-12) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf.
Start Right 18-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, ridden over 2f out, one pace, 6th of 12, 15l behind Vale Of York (9-0) at York 7f 2yo mdn aut (4) gd in Jul.
Themanforacrisis (IRE) 10-3fav (8-13) In touch, lost place over 2f out, 9th of 13, 8l behind Dromore (8-8) at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.
If I Were A Boy (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride in rear, ridden, headway when hampered and switched right over 1f out, ran on strongly and edged left towards finish, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Moonline Dancer (9-0) at Newbury 6f 2yo stks (4) gf.
Meer Und Wind (GER) 22-1 (8-12) Held up, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, 9th of 11, 13l behind Mingun Bell (9-3) at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jul.
Valkov 25-1 (8-4) Led until over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 13, 5l behind Dromore (8-8) at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf.
