chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
keen, held up, outpaced over 2f out, rallied inside final furlong
led 2f, led again over 2f out, ridden and ran on
pulled hard, held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
dwelt, soon in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened and wandered over 1f out
slowly into stride, held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, ridden headway approaching final furlong, never nearer
mid-division, outpaced halfway, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
with leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
prominent, led 5f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, hung left and weakened final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on to take 2nd near finish
broke well, pulled hard, steadied to rear after 3f, weakened over 2f out
In an interesting maiden, Al Tharib gets the call ahead of Express Wish and Murbek. Al Tharib looks set to improve on his promising debut third at Leicester an he can go well today. Murbek's Sandown debut second suggested that he has a race of this nature in him and he too has to be seriously considered with that experience under his belt. Rudry Dragon has some good blood in him and can improve on his debut run here, while Desert Dew's Newmarket debut indicated promise, and the nicely-bred Express Wish has to be considered form the Jeremy Noseda stable. Giovanni d'Oro is another to give some thought to, having cost 270,000 guineas, while Yaroslav also catches our attention, and he cost 170,000 dollars. Among the other interestingly-bred newcomers are Ardmaddy, Cat de Mille, Guiseppe Verdi, Mount Hadley and Urban Spirit, while it will be interesting to see what the market says about Aidan O'Brien's Mount Parnassus. It all adds up to an interesting maiden, in which the vote stays with Al Tharib.
Al Tharib (USA) 14-1 (9-3) Slowly away, held up in rear, headway 2f out, soon ridden, no extra near finish, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Dijeerr (9-3) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Cat de Mille (USA) Stormin Fever colt, half-brother to 2 winners up to a mile.
Desert Dew (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, keen hold, switched right and headway over 1f out, soon hampered and no chance, 6th of 11, 8l behind Broghill (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Express Wish Danehill Dancer colt, half-brother to numerous winners up to 1m.
Giovanni d'Oro (IRE) Johannesburg colt out of a USA maiden from a top family.
Guiseppe Verdi (USA) Sky Classic colt, half-brother to 3 winners in the States.
Just Two Numbers Bahamian Bounty colt, half-brother to several winners on the Flat.
Lazy Darren Largesse colt, full brother to 6f winner Bel Cantor.
Mount Hadley (USA) Elusive Quality colt, half-brother to 3 winners up to a mile.
Mount Parnassus 6-1 (9-3) Mid-division, progress under 2f out, 7th under 1f out, kept on, 8th of 25, 3 1/2l behind Essexford (8-12) at Curragh 7f 2yo mdn gd.
Murbek (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Held up towards rear, headway on outside inside final 3f, promising headway to chase winner 2f out, ridden, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Overturn (9-3) at Sandown 7f 2yo mdn aut (4) gf in Aug.
Rudry Dragon (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Dwelt, held up in rear, outpaced halfway, stayed on inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 4l behind Ready For Spring (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.
Urban Spirit Dansili colt, half-brother to 1m4f winner Rarefied.
Zell Am See 100-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, never near leaders, 8th of 11, 16l behind Adagio (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Ardmaddy (IRE) Generous colt out of 6f winner Yazmin.
Yaroslav (USA) Danzig colt, full brother to 2 winners between 6f & 1m1f.
