tracked leader, ridden to challenge 3f out, outpaced over 1f out, faded inside final furlong
slowly into stride, behind, weakened over 2f out, soon weakened and eased
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on same pace and no impression inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
mid-division, driven and outpaced 4f out, ridden over 2f out, never on terms
tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out
mid-division, outpaced when wanted to hang left over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, driven over 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
slowly into stride, soon in touch, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, switched outside over 1f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong to go 2nd near finish, no impression with winner
held up towards rear, headway into mid-division over 4f out, driven to chase leaders over 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, no impression
raced keenly, in touch on outside, lost place 5f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased
slowly into stride, soon mid-division on inside, headway on outside over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well to go clear inside final furlong
An intriguing contest in which ESHTYAAQ is selected ahead of stablemate Tahseen and newcomer Sposalizio. Marcus Tregoning's son of Mark Of Esteem was as green as grass on his debut at Kempton, eventually settling for second to Huff And Puff. The slight drop in trip may not be in his favour but he looks the pick of the stable's pair and a bold bid is expected from a good draw. Business Bay, Storming Redd and That's Showbiz all shaped with promise on their first starts, whilst Astral Flower improved markedly from first to second runs and is a filly to respect this season. Her stablemate Sposalizio is already gelded but this well-related individual is afforded plenty of respect. Tahseen is out a mare who stayed very well and should therefore relish this longer trip, Fantastic Cuix is rated 77 after sandwiching a good Kempton effort with two poor outings, whilst Miss Wendy is not ignored for a yard who do well at the track. Fascinating stuff with the vote going to Eshtyaaq.
Business Bay (USA) 13-2 (9-3) Led and disputed lead until ridden over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, eased near finish, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Arctic Cosmos (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Apr.
Cromwellian Tobougg gelding out of Bint Alajwaad.
Eshtyaaq 15-8 (8-9) Soon tracked leaders on outside, ran green, wide and lost place on 1st bend, effort on outside over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to press winner 1f out, kept on, no extra and held towards finish, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Huff And Puff (8-9) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn auc stks (5) pol in Apr.
Sposalizio (IRE) Dr Fong gelding out of Wedding Cake.
Storming Redd 11-1 (8-10) Dwelt, close up, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no impression, 2nd of 4, 3 1/2l behind Round Won (8-10) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn auc stks (6) gf in Apr.
Tahseen 7-1 (9-3) Dwelt, soon chasing leaders, not handled camber ridden and outpaced over 2f out, stayed on again inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 4l behind Essexbridge (9-3) at Brighton 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Oct.
That's Showbiz 20-1 (9-3) Tracked leader until 2f out, ridden and weakened, 7th of 11, 8l behind Hidden Glory (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Astral Flower 8-1 (8-12) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, switched right when ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Powerful Melody (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.
Fantastic Cuix (FR) 7-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon recovered to track leaders, pushed along and lost place over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 27l behind Fatanah (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo mdn fll stks (4) gd in Apr.
Just My Girl 100-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, always behind, 11th of 12, 16l behind Sweet Clementine (8-12) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Lucky Breeze (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Slowly away, in rear, never trouble leaders, 8th of 11, 10l behind Hidden Glory (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Miss Wendy 40-1 (8-7) Raced wide close up, ridden outpaced by leading pair from 2f out, kept on to take third inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Mendip (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Sep.
