in touch, ridden and carried head under pressure from 2f out, no impression final furlong
held up in rear, brief effort on wide outside over 2f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, effort, not much room squeezed through over 1f out, ran on to lead final 50 yards
slowly into stride, pushed along 4f out, driven 2f out, one pace, no impression
held up in rear, shaken up on outside and kept on final 2f , no danger
steadied in touch, effort on outside 2f out, one pace over 1f out
tracker leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, not quicken, headed final 50 yards
slowly into stride, tailed off in rear, no headway final 2f
mid-division, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 2f out
flashed tail throughout, led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
slowly into stride, soon midfield, not much on rail inside final 3f, soon switched left, no real impression after
slowly into stride, held up in rear, effort on outside over 2f out, soon beaten
steadied mid-division, pushed along 4f out, effort on wide outside inside final 3f, soon outpaced
The vote here goes to Pinpoint, with his biggest dangers reckoned to be Halliard, Ballet Ballon and Nuwara Uliya. Just beaten by a Sir Michael Stoute runner last time, Pinpoint showed plenty of promise on his racecourse debut on the all-weather, and is entitled to plenty of respect tonight. Halliard, a half-sister to Lateen Sails, is of obvious interest, while Ballet Ballon's Haydock reappearance was pleasing enough (the second from that race will by now have run yesterday), and Sasso and Untimely have shown enough to suggest there is better to come, while Scottish Play is among those that have likeable breeding, but the stable's first string would appear to be Nuwara Uliya, who showed promise after a tardy start on his Newmarket debut, with Cross My Mind just behind him. From the Godolphin stable. Dahman showed promise on his debut but disappointed last time so is probably best watched today but, for the winner, we return to Pinpoint.
Compton Court 33-1 (9-0) Behind, ridden and outpaced over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous, 5th of 13, 9l behind Macaulay (9-0) at Salisbury 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf.
Dahman 7-2 (9-0) Close up, weakened rapidly 2f out, eased final furlong, last of 11, well behind Velvet Heights (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2yo mdn (D) gs in Aug.
Nuwara Eliya 25-1 (9-0) Behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, 4th of 13, 9l behind Something (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in May.
Pinpoint (IRE) 14-1 (8-9) In touch, headway when not clear run on inside 2f out, squeezed through and every chance inside final furlong, just failed, 2nd of 11, nk behind Front Stage (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 3yo mdn (5) pol.
Sasso 28-1 (8-7) Raced wide in mid-division, ridden and ran green over 2f out, no danger, 9th of 13, 11l behind Alamiyan (9-0) at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in May.
Scottish Play (IRE) Selkirk gelding, half-brother to Group 3 winner Honours List.
Ballet Ballon (USA) 25-1 (8-9) Chased leaders, lost place after 2f, headway over 3f out, ridden when flashed tail inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 5th of 14, 6l behind Emerald Bay (9-0) at Haydock 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd.
Halliard Halling filly, half-sister to Group 3 winner Lateen Sails.
