in rear, pushed along over 2f out, no impression on leaders, never nearer
led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept battling away, rallied well inside final furlong, just held
prominent, lost place 3f out, well beaten final 2f
took keen hold, pressed leader, led over 1f out, soon ridden and edged left, held on
held up, headway 3f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong
prominent, ridden well over 1f out, not quicken, no impression when eased towards finish
held up, headway 3f out, not quicken 2f out, no impression when edging left 1f out
Nonrunner
In contrast to the preceding Classic Trial the last four renewals of this contest have been won by either the favourite or joint favourite. A market check is, therefore, advisable but it may lead us to side with DORBACK who's preferred to Take Ten and Nosedive. The selection has some illustrious hoofsteps to follow in as Kyllachy and the ill-fated Corrybrough have both won this race for Henry Candy in recent years. It's too early to suggest that Dorback is in their class just yet but he was good enough to beat a subsequent Group 3 winner on debut and could be well treated on that evidence. Nosedive struggled in the face of some stiff tasks last season and is held by Star Rover on their running at York but he may have more to offer this season whilst Take Ten should relish the drop back in trip and may be able to maintain his rate of progress. This looks competitive but Dorback may prove to be a cut above his rivals.
Nosedive 25-1 (8-6) Tracked leaders far side group, kept on same pace, 3rd of 22, 4 1/2l behind Lucky Like (8-6) at Redcar 6f Lstd auc stks (1) gf in Oct.
Fratellino 16-1 (9-5) Raced far side, led ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, 6th of 19, 1 3/4l behind Mister Hughie (9-4) at Newmarket 6f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Di Stefano 4-1 (9-1) Chased leaders on rail, pushed along and outpaced halfway, driven and stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to trouble winner, 5th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Mon Cadeaux (9-1) at Salisbury 6f 2yo stks (2) gf in Sep.
Duchess Dora (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Headway to go prominent after 2f, ridden and every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 11l behind Layla's Hero (9-0) at York 6f 2yo Listed stks (1) gd in Oct.
Dorback 11-1 (8-6) Held up, headway to track leaders after 2f, not clear run entering final furlong, soon switched left, ran on close home, 5th of 8, 1 3/4l behind Rum King (8-7) at Newmarket 6f 2yo & 3yo stk (3) gd in Oct.
Take Ten 15-2 (9-3) Raced far side, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on well final furlong, 3rd of 22, 1/2l behind Oasis Dancer (9-3) at Newmarket 7f 2yo aut (2) gf in Oct.
Yurituni 6-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Monsieur Joe (9-7) at Yarmouth 5f 3yo hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Star Rover (IRE) 66-1 (8-6) Chased winner until over 2f out, 11th of 13, 12l behind Inxile (9-5) at Doncaster 6f Listed stks (1) sft in Mar.
