tracked leader, clear with leader over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, all out
dwelt in touch, pushed along over 2f out, some late headway
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt always towards rear
tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
went left start, led, ridden clear with winner over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, just held
close up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and went 3rd 2f out, kept on same pace
very slowly away, always in rear
keen in rear, pushed along over 2f out, some late headway, never nearer
Firmage Burg will have been bought to go jumping but she was second on her first start in the country over this trip at Kempton in January. Simon Crisford clearly believes there are races to be won with Saroog and the son of Nathaniel will be qualified for handicaps after this - he showed promise in a couple of runs on Turf last summer. General Ginger won a jumpers’ bumper at Kempton last month and has also won two races over hurdles but this should be easy pickings for COUNT OCTAVE if he is fully wound-up. Successful over course and distance a year ago, he went on to run Stradivarius to a neck in the Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot and was also second in the March Stakes at Goodwood. Sixth in the St Leger in September, he looks in a different league to his rivals.
Count Octave 20-1 (9-1) Held up mid-division, headway 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Capri (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Sep.
Summer Name (IRE) 4-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong, 6th of 11, 21l behind Intern (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Archive (FR) 16-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 10, 7 1/4l behind Dawaaleeb (9-9) at Newcastle 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
General Ginger 20-1 (9-6) Pushed along leaving stalls, soon tracking leaders, driven over 3f out, outpaced and well held from over 2f out, last of 5, 13 3/4l behind Dal Harraild (9-9) at Chelmsford City 2m stks (2) pol in Mar.
Max Liebermann (IRE) 13-2 (10-9) Disputed lead, led after 5th, headed 2 out, not fluent last, lost 2nd when no impression on winner flat, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Havana Beat (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gs in Mar.
Saroog 2-1fav (9-5) Chased leader, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Torcello (9-5) at Salisbury 1m 2f mdn stks (5) sft in Jul.
Wemyss Point 3-1fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, lost place after 6th, headway under pressure before 3 out, ridden and stayed on to take 3rd after last, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 10, 9 1/2l behind Knight In Dubai (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 5f (4) sft in Dec.
Wishmaker 16-1 (11-0) In touch, mistake 5th, weakened 4 out, 5th of 6, dist behind Albert's Back (11-6) at Wetherby 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Firmage Burg (FR) 15-2 (8-11) Steadied start, raced keenly, held up in 3rd, closed going well over 2f out, switched right and went 2nd entering final 2f, soon switched left, stayed on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 4, 2l behind Night Of Glory (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jan.
Kyoto Star (FR) (8-11) last of 12, dist behind Norilsk (9-2) at Saint-Malo 1m 4f mdn gd in Jul.
