.NOTTINGHAM (01 Jun 2005)

Good To Soft

4:10 Racing UK On Sky 432 Conditions Stakes (2) (3yo+)

[off 4:10] £12,122.00, £4,598.00, £2,299.00, £1,045.00, £522.50 (1m54y) 1m

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Take A Bow (1) P R Chamings 4 9-4 J Quinn 15/8F 108 102 111

2 hd Lateen Sails (2) Saeed Bin Suroor 5 9-1 t L Dettori 85/40 108 98 108

3 2 Mukafeh (USA) (4) J L Dunlop 4 9-1 R Hills 9/2 104 94 103

4 1½ Pearl Of Love (IRE) (5) M Johnston 4 9-1 K Darley 12/1 104 90 100

5 shd Cape Fear (3) B J Meehan 4 9-1 J Fortune 5/1 103 90 100

5 ran TIME 1m 44.31s (slow by 3.31s) TOTAL SP 109%

NON RUNNER: Auditorium

1st OWNER: Mrs J E L Wright BRED: Heatherwold Stud TRAINER: P R Chamings

2nd OWNER: Godolphin

3rd OWNER: Hamdan Al Maktoum

TOTE WIN £2.10 PL £1.50, £1.70; Ex £6.50; CSF £6.07

ANALYSIS: In the previous race Frankie Dettori brought Gaelic Roulette up the middle, and they all decided that was the route to take in this. The ground went against TAKE A BOW, but his ability, aided by plenty of courage saw him through as he won all out. He is considered to be an out-and-out top of the ground horse, and while he may well stay further than a mile, a Group 3 race over that trip in Germany in a fortnight's time is a possibility.

Lateen Sails, making his seasonal bow, came to win his race, but was just run out of it. The ground will have suited him, and opportunities will be found if not at the highest level.