went left start, pulled hard, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, faded final furlong
towards rear, headway on outside, stayed on one pace final 2f
soon slight lead, headed over 4f out, stayed pressing winner, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong until caught final stride
slowly away, behind, headway on rails over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, finished well
dwelt, soon in touch, pushed along over 3f out, weakened just inside final 2f
held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
slowly away, towards rear, short lived effort on outside 3f out
pulled hard with leader, led narrowly over 4f out, hard ridden 2f out, edged left over 1f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied under pressure to regain lead last stride, all out
chased leaders on outer, ridden and wandered over 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
mid-division, moderate effort 3f out, soon beaten
There is little to choose between Zouk and Farleigh on the form that they have shown first time out and they probably have the best form of those to have raced previously but it may be worth taking a chance on the newcomer YOUNG STAR GAZER. Henry Cecil's colt is bred to be decent being a son of Observatory out of a Nashwan mare and he may be good enough to win this on his racecourse debut. David Simcock's Nesayem ran better on his final start as a two-year-old on the Polytrack at Lingfield and he has every chance if able to reproduce a similar level of form on his first start at three and on his turf debut. Paul Cole's Darwin's Dragon will need to step up on his juvenile form to trouble the judge, while Richard Hannon's Formula was well held on his reappearance and makes limited appeal. Walter Swinburn's Zouk made a pleasing debut at Ripon last month and has to be considered along with Andrew Balding's Farleigh, who ran well on his only start at two when chasing home Tobond at Kempton in October. Both have every chance but it may be worth taking a chance on the newcomer Young Star Gazer.
Final Son Fourstars Allstar gelding out of Dulzie.
Darwin's Dragon 11-1 (9-3) In touch, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 12, 4l behind December Draw (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Fajita 7-1 (9-5) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, no impression on leaders over 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 13, 8l behind Jonah's Cruising (8-9) at Kempton 7f 2yo clm stks (6) pol in Oct.
Formula (USA) 16-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 10th of 14, 10l behind Infiraad (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Apr.
Voortrekker Imperial Dancer gelding out of Sweet Wilhelmina.
Young Star Gazer Observatory colt out of Ash Glade.
Zouk 14-1 (9-3) Mid-division, stayed on from over 1f out, 4th of 14, 6l behind Mister Dee Bee (9-3) at Ripon 1m 3yo mdn (5) gf in Apr.
Dancing Again Reel Buddy filly out of Batchworth Breeze.
Farleigh 14-1 (8-0) Soon tracking leader, led briefly 2f out, no chance with winner final furlong, clear 2nd, 2nd of 13, 4l behind Tobond (8-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
Nesayem (IRE) 66-1 (8-10) Soon chasing leaders, pushed along 3f out, went 3rd 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Uvinza (8-8) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn fll stks (6) pol in Oct.
Scarlett Angel (IRE) Xaar filly out of Mildred.
Tres Chic (FR) 125-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, some headway, never in contention, 9th of 14, 14l behind Natural Flair (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo mdn fll (4) in Apr.
Fiftyfourth Street Central Park colt out of Retaliator.
