held up in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, one pace
soon close up, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, readily
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong
prominent, ridden over 1f out, edged left and 2nd briefly inside final furlong, one pace
help up, ridden over 2f out, headway 1f out, stayed on, no impression on winner
held up, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, soon well beaten
slow into stride, always in rear
The Shamardal colt DUFFEL is the first foal of a well-connected mare who won over 1m2f. Though this drop in trip is a slight worry, he's almost certainly better than he's shown so far and can make a winning start in handicaps. Falsify is also unexposed and has hinted at ability but Bob Cowell complicates matters by also saddling Samsamsam, who was second over course and distance on his penultimate start. Lucky Leyf and Pilgrim could be best of the rest.