This juvenile contest has failed to produce any stars in recent years, unlike races of its type later on in the week. The ground is likely to have a huge bearing on the outcome and which juvenile handles it the best will score. Prince Siegfried created quite an impression when scoring on an easy surface at Salisbury on debut, travelling extremely strongly before quickening right away to beat what was an ordinary field but in a very taking manner. The runner-up once again found one too good at Goodwood while the third has landed a Nottingham maiden. He was strongly punted in the process so evidently was showing the right signals at home. Andrew Balding later stated that he thinks quite a bit of this Royal Applause colt and he can land it en route to taking in further group contests towards the backend of the season. The Cheka turned over a couple of much stronger fancied rivals on debut at Ascot and while possibly flattered by the overall winning margain, it was a very impressive performance. According to his trainer he is a very good mover and should not be inconvienced by this heavy ground but so much hype followed his Ascot victory that it will be factored into the price and as a result little value is likely to exist. Ballydoyle don't have a good record in this event, probably because they do not appear to target their better juveniles at it. That belief would appear to coincide with the presence of Born To Be King in this year's field. He has steadily progressed with three outings, winning on his first attempt at seven furlongs last time but in the process left the belief that he may not be the most straightforward of colts. His Gowran Park maiden victory was achieved in a weak contest. It would not be the first time that a Mick Channon-trained juvenile upset the applecart on the Knavesmire and Rileyskeepingfaith could well prove the fly in the ointment. He displayed temperament issues at Windsor, where the effort was rather disappointing, but that said the David Simcock yard do think quite a bit of the winner so in hindsight it may not have been a bad run. Patrician's Glory surprised connections when landing a Newbury maiden on debut, and the fifth from that heat landed a Newmarket maiden on Saturday. He knuckled down to his job well there although the time was nothing to get excited about. Market support for Parisian Art would make him of some interest. He won on good to firm ground on debut, racing very green in the process and can be expected to have learned quite a bit from it. PRINCE SIEGFRIED looked a smart colt at Salisbury and he is the selection.
