prominent, led 6f out until over 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on
chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up, pushed along 4f out, never near leaders
mid-division, headway on inside 2f out, led just inside final furlong, ran on well
prominent, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, headed over 6f out, led again over 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra
slowly into stride, took keen hold and soon in touch, outpaced over 3f out, rallied over 1f out, ran on
held up in touch, hung left and weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, weakened final furlong
held up, not clear run over 2f out, headway over 1f out, nearest finish
A wide open maiden here and as usual in these type of events the market will be all important but the principals look to be Duty Free, Peregrine Falcon and Tivers Song and the narrow vote is given to Duty Free. The selection was a fair fourth behind Grey Rover last time out, that form looks rock solid in the context of this race and from a good draw he will be hard to beat. Peregrine Falcon is a well bred type who showed a modicum of ability on his debut when last seen, he is sure to have learnt from the experience and will not need to be anything special to take a hand in the finish. Tivers Song is bred to go well on this surface and hails from a yard in form so could go well at a price. Of the remainder Cavalry Twill is another that catches the eye on breeding and is another that could go well but in a race where the market will be very informative for the winner we return to Duty Free.
Arctic Wings (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up, pushed along over 3f out, never nearer, 9th of 15, 16l behind Asperity (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd in Sept.
Born West (USA) Gone West colt, brother to winning sprinter Hi It's Mike.
Cavalry Twill (IRE) Alhaarth colt out of 1m-1m4f winner Blue Mantle.
Maraca (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, headway to chase leader after 2f, ridden and weakened approaching 2f out, last of 19, 24l behind Mr Napper Tandy (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Oct.
Moral Fibre (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, never reached challenging position, 5th of 12, 17l behind Al Shemali (9-0) at Newcastle 7f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Peregrine Falcon In The Wings colt, half-brother to the Group 3 winner Day Walker.
Tivers Song (USA) 66-1 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Phoenix Tower (9-3) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (5) pol in Oct.
Duty Free (IRE) 7-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, kept on one pace, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind Grey Rover (9-3) at Bath 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct.