tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakend over 2f out
held up, some headway over 2f out, no impression
tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 2f out, soon one pace
held up mid-division, smooth headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, soon clear, impressive
slowly into stride, held up never dangerous
in touch, ridden an effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
mid-division, weakened well over 2f out
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on same pace
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 1f out, never nearer
The vote here goes to Desert Omen, with the Clive Brittain pair, three nicely-bred newcomers and Sharaby others to consider. Desert Omen showed plenty of promise when third on his Lingfield debut, getting the hang of things late on after running green. He should go well, while with Clive Brittain's horses running well, Excusez Moi, who will be fit from his runs at Nad Al Sheba and has shown promise, has also to be considered, although he also runs the nicely-bred debutant Wolf Pack. Sharaby stepped up on previous efforts to finish third at Newmarket last time, but it is hard to quantify the form of that race, while James Fanshawe's Infatuate, Geoff Wragg's Altesse, and David Loder's Sweet Emily, are all ones to monitor in the betting. This could well force you to reassess your strategy but, without that, we are happy to stick with Desert Omen, particularly as his stable has hit form early in the season.
Raheed (IRE) 14-1 In touch, ridden halfway, weakened quickly 2f out, 9th of 10, 14l behind City General at Lingfield 7f hcp (F4) pol in Mar.
Buon Amici 33-1 Raced centre, chased leaders over 4f, 8th of 15, 20l behind Mineral Star at Yarmouth 1m mdn stk sft in Mar.
True (IRE) 16-1 Raced towards rear, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 9th of 18, 10l behind La Puce at Newmarket 1m 3yo app hcp (E3) sft in Oct.
Desert Omen (IRE) 9-1 Soon pushed along towards rear, headway and ran green over 1f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Subyan Dreams at Lingfield 7f mdn aut stk (F4) pol in Mar.
Excusez Moi (USA) 14-1 3rd of 10, 5l behind British Isles at Nad Al Sheba 7f 3yo stk gd in Mar.
Global Banker (IRE) 50-1 Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 14l behind Sumora at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn (D) pol in Jul.
Infatuate Inchinor gelding out of 1m2f winner First Fantasy.
Wolf Pack Green Desert colt, half-brother to winning miler Shady Point.
Altesse 3rd of 8 behind Fabioso at Bremen 7f stk gd in Sept.
Darsharp 33-1 Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, never dangerous, 19th of 21, 12l behind Bow Wave at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (D3) gs in Nov.
Mrs Chippy (IRE) 66-1 Slowly away, raced centre, always in rear, 16th of 19, 28l behind Read Federica at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (D3) gs in Oct.
Sharaby (IRE) 25-1 Raced centre, led that group and overall leader, ridden 2f out, clear approaching final furlong, driven and headed near finish, 2nd of 19, nk behind Read Federica at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (D3) gs in Oct.
Sweet Emily Inchinor filly, half-sister to 7f winner Arctic Desert.
Son Altesse 66-1 Chased leaders over 5f, last of 14, 8l behind Resplendent Nova at Lingfield 7f 3yo mdn (D3) pol in Mar.
