held up in touch, ridden and headway to chase winner over 1f out, challenged winner inside final furlong, unable to quicken near finish
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
pulled hard, chased leader until 4f out, weakened over 2f out, soon eased, virtually pulled up final furlong
raced wide, keen, held up in touch, chased leader 4f out until 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, led 2f out, soon ridden, pressed inside final furlong, driven and stayed on well
dwelt, held up in last place, ridden and headway to go 3rd approaching final furlong, challenged winner inside final furlong, unable to quicken near finish
Withdrawn
New Star is a speculative pick on this occasion to see off Coyote Creek and Shogun Prince. Mark Brisbourne's charge is likely to be a decent price here but the Green Desert gelding ran in a decent handicap at Doncaster at the back end of the season with some credit and with proven form on the surface, he makes more appeal than many of his apparent rivals. Coyote Creek has had plenty of chances and is very much the archetypal frustrating maiden. He probably has a race within his compass but followers have had an expensive time in finding out. Shogun Prince is yet to win in 10 attempts on the turf. That said, he was well fancied when obliging at Lingfield on the polytrack and did not disappoint those that got involved with the gamble. Marvo ran well on two juvenile starts but can be forgiven for needing this run after almost 20 months off. Dakiyah ran well at moderate levels in France but probably needs to come down a few pounds before he'll be going close in this country. Spirit Of The Mist bolted from the boxes when tried under first time eyeshields. The headgear is off today. New Star isn't the most obvious pick on the book but we are prepared to be rewarded at a decent price.
Dakiyah (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Held up in 4th, pushed along 3f out, driven to challenge 2f out, no chance with winner final furlong, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Proper (8-1) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-80 (4) pol.
Coyote Creek 11-10fav (9-3) Led at steady pace, strongly pressed from over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 7, hd behind Give Me A Break (9-3) at Goodwood 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Sept.
To The Max (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Pulled hard, in touch until weakened and tailed off final 3f, last of 6, well behind Persian Express (9-2) at Newmarket 1m hcap (3) frm in Sept.
New Star (UAE) 40-1 (8-9) Never better than mid-division, 9th of 13, 8l behind Milne Graden (8-11) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Shogun Prince (IRE) 5-2fav (9-3) Tracked leader until 8f out, remained close up, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, driven to lead final 100 yards, won at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Mar beating Scripted (9-0) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Marvo 13-2 (9-0) Held up in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on, won at Newcastle 7f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Oct '06 beating Akiyama (9-0) by 3l, 14 ran.
Spirit of The Mist (IRE) 15-8fav (9-4) Took keen hold, led, headed halfway, driven over 2f out, hung right and one pace final furlong, 2nd of 5, 12l behind Kabeer (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.
