slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along after 2f, ridden and weakened 2f out
in touch, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, driven and stayed on to lead towards finish
chased leaders, ridden and kept on final furlong
tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakend final furlong
led, ridden 2f out, headed and stayed on towards finish
steadied and switched left start, always in rear, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
Marbled Cat and Greensward set the standard here and the nominal vote goes the way of Marbled Cat. Mark Johnston's colt was made favourite on debut but could only manage third in a slowly run affair. A stronger pace and/or stiffer test should see him in a better light and he may be able to take this contest. Greensward can also find improvement from his debut effort which came in a well contested affair at Newbury. He drops back a furlong in trip this afternoon but he is from a sprinting family and merits the utmost respect. It remains to be seen how that pair and the newcomers handle the soft ground though and, as ever, a close eye should be kept on the market. Jeremy Noseda's juveniles have been in fine form and he saddles a Royal Lodge entry in Brenthurst here. Emirates World is entered in everything and is another that hails from a yard with a good strike rate in this division. All of this field make some appeal on paper and it will be interesting to see how this lot fare and Marbled Cat can only be a hopeful choice.
Baariq Royal Applause colt out of winning miler Second of May.
Brenthurst (USA) Johannesburg colt, brother to winning miler Angelouie.
Bright Wire (IRE) Elusive City colt out of 6f & 1m winner Alinga.
Emirates World (IRE) Exceed And Excel colt, half-brother to 7f winner Blue Grouse and 7f-1m winner Princeton.
Greensward 25-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, soon in touch, headway travelling well 2f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Patrician's Glory (9-3) at Newbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul.
Larkham (USA) Action This Day colt, half-brother to several winners including the top-class sprinter Les Arcs.
Marbled Cat (USA) 5-2fav (9-0) Held up in touch, driven and headway over 2f out, led well over 1f out, soon headed, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Albaher (9-0) at Ascot 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Miss Tango Hotel 12-1 (9-0) Always mid-division, never dangerous, 11th of 18, 9l behind Ballyalla (9-0) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) gd in Jul.
Sharaxia (IRE) Xaar filly, half-sister to winning sprinter Lady Avenger.
Spiritual Art Invincible Spirit filly, half-sister to numerous winners from 5f-1m3f.
