towards rear, ridden 2f out, kept on, never nearer
held up, headway over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong, soon led, ran on
pulled hard, tracked leader 5f out until over 1f out, ridden and soon weakened
led after 1f, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra
slowly away in rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and kept on to take 3rd close home, improve
in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead 1f out, headed final 75 yards, kept on
close up, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
led 1f, remained close up, ridden to chase leader well over 1f out, no extra and lost 2 places inside final furlong
in rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
This could be an above average maiden by the track's standards and for the winner, we like MUREB although Tesslam and Gramercy are respected. At 500 000 US dollars, the son of Elusive Quality was a far from cheap purchase but he is a half-brother to Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner, Summoner and the useful Compton Admiral. His yard are in flying form and seem capable of having them ready first time out. Tesslam has the edge of experience. The Singspiel colt ran well on debut at Newmarket but was a tad disappointing at Redcar when overhauled close home. Gramercy went into many notebooks after an eyecatching debut at this course. A step up to seven furlongs should not prove to be an issue on that evidence. State Fair appeared not to appreciate soft ground at Newbury so that form can be safely ignored. Music Maestro has place claims on the basis of a fair second at Thirsk behind Layla's Dancer. Fivefold heads north after two runs on Lingfield's surface. Elspeth's Boy represents a yard that have hit form and has to be noted in the betting accordingly. A race likely to produce plenty of future winners and Mureb is the recommendation for today.
Argaum (IRE) 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 7l behind Botanist (9-3) at Leicester 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Elspeth's Boy (USA) Tiznow colt out of Miss Waki Club.
Fivefold (USA) 11-1 (9-1) Led 1f remained prominent, driven and led again 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Cat Hunter (8-6) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
Gramercy (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Mid-division, driven over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 4th of 13, 4l behind Never The Waiter (9-3) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Oct.
Mureb (USA) Elusive Quality colt out of Sumoto.
Music Maestro (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Rushed up on wide outside to chase leader after 1f, led over 2f out, hung right and headed over 1f out ,weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 4l behind Start Right (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Oct.
State Fair 5-1 (9-3) Led, headed 4f out, lost place 2f out, soon one pace, 7th of 15, 20l behind Multames (9-3) at Newbury 1m 2yo mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Tesslam Evensfav (9-3) Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon hung right, led well inside final furlong, kept on, headed close home, 2nd of 7, hd behind Mr Irons (9-3) at Redcar 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Oct.
Heligoland 100-1 (8-12) Held up, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 11l behind Natural Law (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Sep.
Kadablue Kadastrof filly out of Modesty Forbids.
