chased leaders, hard ridden and lost place halfway
chased leaders, switched left and not clear run over 1f out, kept on
dwelt, in rear, ridden, headway 2f out, squeezed through to lead 1f out, edged left
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner inside final furlong, held
led, ridden when headed 2f out, soon weakened
slowly into stride, veered left start, in rear and bustled along, kept on near finish
For this track, this race seems to lack strength in depth, so watch the betting, but we will side with Mr Garston, with Balian, Legal, La Fanciulla and Xaloc Bay rated as the main dangers. Mr Garston certainly catches the eye on breeding and has to be respected from a good yard. Tuckers Point lost all chance at the start last time, but then stayed on once the penny dropped, so he could go well. Balian is well-related but will have to step up on his debut performance. Legal Call and La Fanciulla have both shown some promise, but will need to build a fair bit on it to score although, as we say, this does not seem to be a strong race. Finally, Xaluna Bay also attracts some interest on breeding but, for the selection, we will side with Mr Garston.
Balian 33-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, outpaced, 10th of 12, 19l behind Crooner (9-0) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Jul.
Dr Pertseff 66-1 (9-0) Led early, with leaders until weakened well over 1f out, 11th of 12, 15l behind Bonnie Prince Blue (9-0) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Jul.
Legal Call 66-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Power Politics (9-0) at Pontefract 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Mr Garston Mull of Kintyre gelding, half-brother to 5f winner Our Louis.
La Fanciulla 20-1 (8-9) Tracked narrow leader, ridden to dispute lead over 2f out, every chance 1f out to inside final furlong, kept on well for 2nd, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Crosby Hall (9-0) at Chepstow 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd.
Paddy's Place (IRE) 66-1 (8-9) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakening when hanging left final furlong, 12th of 15, 15l behind Dickensian (9-0) at Chepstow 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Tuckers Point (IRE) 50-1 (8-11) Went badly left start, behind, headway halfway, one pace and no impression final furlong, 7th of 14, 7l behind La Mottie (8-11) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) gf in Jul.
Xaluna Bay (IRE) Xaar filly out of an Italian racemare.