tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
towards rear, outpaced and ridden along 3f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous
dwelt, reminders after straight, soon in touch, hard driven and no response over 2f out, soon weakened
reluctant to load, slowly into stride and behind, always struggling
led, pressed from 3f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, kept on well for second, no chance with winner
towards rear and soon pushed along, kept on under pressure but never going pace to challenge
dwelt, ran green towards rear, eased when no chance final furlong
tracked leader, challenge from 3f out, led over 1f out, rd clear final furlong
very slowly into stride, ran green and always in rear
tracked leaders, effort 2f out, kept on final furlong, unable to quicken
slowly into stride, some headway halfway, ridden and struggling 2f out
An interesting heat with several well bred newcomers in attendance. Let Me Try Again, who hails from the same family as Group 3 winner Dalsaan and 1988 2000 Guineas Doyoun, holds entries in both the Royal Lodge and the Dewhurst Stakes and is clearly held in high regard, while Raheel comes from the same family as the high class Rainbow Quest. He may find some of these too sharp over this trip. Stablemate Southern Lad is out of a mare that was placed in Listed events, but he has plenty on from his wide draw. Oasis Dream, who went off favourite for his debut, can be expected to have improved for that outing, but he may have to play second fiddle to David Loder's Storm Cat colt, Habayeb. Despite being his stables second string on his debut, he shaped with plenty of promise behind Kentucky King and this faster ground looks sure to suit him better.
