in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, edged right and chased winner approaching final furlong, no impression and lost 2nd towards finish
led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace
went right start, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
dwelt, in rear, ridden over 2f out, not trouble leaders
bumped start close up, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden out
dwelt, in touch towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway when not clear run approaching final furlong, soon switched left, ran on, not reach winner
NonRunner
This has attracted the winners of the English, Irish and French 2000 Guineas and the classic winners should dominate. Galileo Gold was beaten two-and-a-half lengths by Awtaad at the Curragh after winning at Newmarket but was caught in a pocket when the winner quickened. He's likely to get closer today with a clear run, though may not be able to turn the tables on Kevin Prendergast's colt. THE GURKHA was thrown in at the deep end in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains at Deauville after winning a Navan maiden but showed himself to be well up to the task by drawing clear of outsider First Selection. The opposition may not have been as strong as in the English and Irish versions but he's only had three runs so is still on an upward curve and can complete the hat-trick with recent rain in his favour. Zonderland beat Cymric at Sandown but is held by Galileo Gold on the form book and Emotionless hasn't been seen since disappointing in last year's Dewhurst.
Awtaad (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, 5th on outer halfway, closed 3f out travelling smoothly, pushed along to lead under 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, won at Curragh 1m Grp 1 (1) Yielding - Soft in May beating Galileo Gold (9-0) by 2 1/2l, 8 ran.
Cymric (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Soon led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, soon weakened, last of 5, 5l behind Zonderland (9-0) at Sandown 1m lst stks (1) gf in May.
Ehtiraas 10-11fav (9-4) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd over 2f out, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, led final 100 yards, headed final strides, 2nd of 12, hd behind Open 'n Shut (9-4) at Salisbury 7f mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.
Emotionless (IRE) 7-4 (9-1) Held up in last pair, headway near side over 2f out, edged right and weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance final 100 yards, last of 7, 8 1/4l behind Air Force Blue (9-1) at Newmarket 7f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Oct.
First Selection (SPA) (9-2) 2nd of 13, 5 1/2l behind The Gurkha (9-2) at Deauville 1m Grp 1 gd in May.
Galileo Gold 5-4fav (9-0) Soon tracked leaders on inner, a little keen, pushed along under 3f out, soon switched right, not much room briefly over 2f out, chased winner and no impression inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Awtaad (9-0) at Curragh 1m Grp 1 (1) Yielding - Soft in May.
The Gurkha (IRE) (9-2) won at Deauville 1m Grp 1 gd in May beating First Selection (9-2) by 5 1/2l, 13 ran.
Zonderland 11-4 (9-0) Led early, tracked leader, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on, won at Sandown 1m lst stks (1) gf in May beating Atlantic Sun (9-0) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.
