close up, slightly outpaced 2f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, stayed on to press for 2nd near finish
slowly away in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, nearest finish
in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to press winner over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong, just held on to 2nd
tracked leader, led over 1f out, ridden and ran on
slowly away, keen in rear, ridden over 1f out, no impression
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
ACROSS DUBAI’s half-brother Pivotal Flame won over this trip and 1m2f so it’s safe to assume that the step up in distance is going to suit William Haggas’ Lingfield maiden winner, who gets the nod ahead of Indian Dandy. Marco Botti’s colt also makes his debut on Turf but has won over a mile at Lingfield and Chelmsford so is respected. November’s Wolverhampton winner X Rated has already been placed on Turf and could improve further now he’s got his head in front while Zymyran was quite highly tried after winning here and at Newcastle in September, though starts the new campaign on a high enough mark. Ernststavroblofeld made late headway at Newmarket 12 days ago and is worth considering given he won over 6f on his debut.
Ernststavroblofeld (USA) 11-2 (9-7) Behind, outpaced over 2f out, driven and kept on inside final furlong, never reached leaders, 5th of 12, 9l behind Tricorn (9-7) at Newmarket 1m hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Zymyran 7-2 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, hung left from over 2f out, kept on, never nearer, last of 6, 5 1/2l behind Commander Cole (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f (2) pol in Nov.
Across Dubai 6-1 (9-5) In touch, switched right and headway over 1f out, pushed along to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Lingfield 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Oct beating Dubai Horizon (9-5) by 1l, 9 ran.
Indian Dandy (IRE) 7-4fav (9-2) Keen tracked leader, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, pushed out, readily, won at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Mar beating Ourmullion (8-7) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
Ray's The Money (IRE) 7-1 (9-6) Slow into stride, in rear, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 4th of 7, 3 1/4l behind Son Of The Stars (9-8) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
X Rated (IRE) 11-8fav (9-5) Made all, ridden out, won at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Nov beating Jive Talking (9-0) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Dubai Waves 14-1 (8-13) Led, headed over 6f out, tracked leader, ridden 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish, 3rd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Interweave (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn fll stks (5) pol in Apr.
