towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra
dwelt, mid-division, headway to lead over 1f out, soon edged left, kept on well
prominent, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, kept on and held towards finish
behind, headway over 2f out, ridden and one pace over 1f out
always towards rear
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra
behind, effort over 1f out, never dangerous
Ostilio sets the standard on his debut second at Leicester last month, though Mark Johnston's Illusional will almost certainly take a step forward from his second at Brighton over this trip. KINGS SHIELD has a dirt pedigree and is a half-brother to three winners. John Gosden's juveniles boast an enviable strike-rate here and, as he cost £675,000, connections will be disappointed if he can't make a winning start in this company. None of the others make much appeal on what they've shown so far.
Amadeus (IRE) 10-1 (9-2) Towards rear and pushed along, reminders halfway, never dangerous, 9th of 11, 10 1/4l behind Mountain Breath (8-11) at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Oct.
Illusional 7-2 (9-2) Led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Rastrelli (9-2) at Brighton 7f stks (5) gs in Sep.
Kings Shield (USA) Scat Daddy colt out of Gender Dance.
Ostilio 6-1 (9-0) Steadied start, raced freely in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Accessor (9-0) at Leicester 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Oct.
Snaffled (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Pulled hard, soon led, hung badly left on home turn, soon headed, behind and no chance after, eased final furlong, last of 11, 34 1/2l behind Tenedos (9-2) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Oct.
Swissie 66-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out, 13th of 14, 19 1/4l behind Aljady (9-2) at Redcar 6f stks (5) sft in Oct.
Whatwouldyouknow (IRE) 33-1 (9-2) Mid-division, driven and outpaced 2f out, never on terms, 11th of 14, 9 1/2l behind Aljady (9-2) at Redcar 6f stks (5) sft in Oct.
Altra Vita 66-1 (9-0) Slowly away, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 12, 14 3/4l behind Cavatina (9-0) at Kempton 7f fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Ayton (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) In rear, ridden over 2f out, never a factor, 9th of 12, 12 1/4l behind Lady Anjorica (8-12) at Catterick 7f fll stks (4) sft in Oct.
Mafdet 25-1 (8-11) Behind, ridden 2f out, outpaced when hung left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, never near leaders, 5th of 8, 9 3/4l behind Stephensons Rocket (9-2) at Redcar 1m stks (4) gs in Oct.
