Nasri squeezed out start, towards rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, soon ridden, led entering final furlong, kept on strongly, ridden out

Definightly prominent, ridden 2f out, led briefly entering final furlong, kept on but not pace of winner

Skid Solo prominent, led over 3f out, ridden and headed enetering final furlong, kept on but no extra

Cheviot mid-division, smooth progress from over 2f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, edged right and not quicken

Timeteam prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

Saucy Brown mid-division, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out

Finnegan McCool mid-division, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace

Smokey Ryder mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, one pace from over 1f out

Evelyn May ridden 3f out, always mid-division

Harriet´s Girl always towards rear

Klynch ridden 3f out, never better than mid-division

Jeremiah mid-division, effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out

Tishtar led for over 2f, chased leaders and soon ridden, faded final 2f

Polly´s Choice mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

Costa Lotta slowly into stride, always towards rear

Carnaby Haggerston soon outpaced and behind

A very good sprint nursery and the ‘right' horses dominated. They went a good pace and this looks like decent form for the grade. They raced up the middle of the track pretty much as one, but those towards the far side just had the edge and the first three home were drawn low. The winning time was only 0.40 seconds slower than the following Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes.

NASRI had Definightly half a length behind in second when landing a course-and-distance maiden on his previous start, so it was asurprise the pair reopposed on the same terms, let alone on such lenient-looking marks, considering today's runner-up boosted the form when an emphatic winner of an ordinary Lingfield maiden and the Meehan runner duly confirmed form.

The winner recovered well from a slow start and stayed on strongest of all when switched towards the outer of the main group with his challenge. This was a very useful effort and he is progressing into a decent colt.

Although by Kyllachy, he is out of a 1m2f winner andis likely to be stepped up to 7f next time. The Group 3 Somerville Tattersall Stakes at Newmarket is apparently being considered, but connections will wait and see what the handicapper does before making any decisions.

The runner-up, who beat little of note at Lingfield last time but still did the job impressively, ran his race in second but could not reverse earlier course form with Nasri, and his connections are entitled to feel a little hard done by that he had to reoppose that rival on the same terms. Having travelled really powerfully, he found plenty and this still rates as a decent effort in defeat.

Cheviot, off the mark in a Polytrack maiden over this trip at Kempton on his previous start, ran well to finish close up and his effort is all the more creditable considering he fared best of those in a double-figure stall.

Timeteam ran a solid race stepped back up in trip and should find slightly easier opportunities.

Saucy Brown was dropping significantly in class, but had no easy task under his big weight. This was a respectable effort, but he might not be the easiest to place, unless an ordinary novice event can be found, while Finnegan McCool also looks on a stiff enough mark. Finnegan McCool was reported to have been unsuited by the ground. [RW]

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