lead, ridden and edged left from over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, one pace
slowly into stride, keen hold in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
soon pressed leader, ridden and chance over 1f out, no extra
chased leaders, hung left halfway, stayed on under pressure to chase winner final furlong, no chance
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
close up, carried left halfway, shaken up to lead approaching final furlong, pushed out and ran on well
held up in touch, carried left halfway, stayed on final furlong, never able to challenge
reared badly stalls and lost 10 lengths, good headway and well in touch halfway, ridden and chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Asian Tiger can make it third time lucky after finishing runner up on his two races to date, Monashee Prince and Pike Bishop may provide most danger. Richard Hannon's Rossini colt was just touched off by Brecon Beacon on his debut at York. On the strength of that effort he was made a warm favourite for a maiden at Goodwood last week but once again found one to good, 25/1 outsider Gortumblo, with today's rival Empires Ghoda back in third. It appeared to be quite a strong event and Asian Tiger should be good enough against these rivals. Monashee Prince does have winning form having landed a small Hamilton event. He also ran well in defeat at Chester behind the speedy Dance Night and looks the main threat to the selection. However watch for any market moves on the newcomers, particularly the Roger Charlton trained Pike Bishop who cost 62 thousand guineas and is related to some speedy two-year-olds. Richard Hannon though has a terrific record with his juveniles here and Asian Tiger is taken to add to his list.
