slowly into stride, held up, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on final 2f
slowly into stride, soon tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on to lead inside final furlong
slowly away, raced keen and soon tracking leaders, lost place over 2f out
led, quickened pace over 3f, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
held up, effort over 2f out, never dangerous
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, every chance inside final furlong until edged left and no extra towards finish
prominent, outpaced over 3f out, never dangerous
in touch, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, kept on final furlong, no impression
Noble Duty can make his brief experience count against Blue Train, and Mahmjra in division two of the maiden. Godolphin have a fancied candidate in division one and in Noble Duty, have the ideal candidate to mop up the second leg. From the first crop of Dubai Millennium, he holds no fancy entries at this stage but shaped like a certain future winner when chasing home Merchant on his Newbury debut. That was a solid effort, given the exploits of Michael Bell's charge this term, and Noble Duty need only improve a few pounds to go one better. Blue Train is very well bred, being by Sadler's Wells out of Igreja, a Group 1 winner. He has by all a accounts been working well at home but a watching brief may be advisable unless he is heavily punted. Mahmjra comes from a stable full of juvenile talent lately, so will be expected to perform well, while Tarraman comes from the stable that houses the current 2,000 Guineas favourite Shamardal so is worth a mention. Experience counts for a lot though, and for that reason, Noble Duty is selected.
