made all, quickened over 2f out, stayed on well under pressure
held up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, never reached leaders
prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no extra final furlong
held up, pushed along over 2f out, chased winner final furlong, kept on
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 2f out, soon driven to chase leaders, stayed on same pace
started very slowly, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong
In a tricky race to weigh up, Tasleya is selected ahead of Harald Bluetooth and Ellemujie. Ellemujie showed good improvement from his debut run to win at Kempton last time and further improvement is not ruled out today. Alwaabel and Blues Minor have both shown promise, while Captain Brilliance cost 160,000 dollars and is an interesting newcomer. City Of The Kings is also interesting on his debut, along with James Fanshawe's 525,000 euros acquisition, Harald Bluetooth, and the Barry Hills-trained pair Tasleya and Hunt The Bottle, while Lindoro will find this level more acceptable than the Coventry Stakes he contested last time following hs debut win. Ernie Owl debuted - and finished unplaced - in the same race. As we say, this is a difficult race to weigh up, with maybe the betting a good place to start if you are trying to find the winner. Without that, we will tentatively select Tasleya.
Spanish Bounty 13-8fav (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Carleton (9-5) at Bath 5f nov stk (4) gs in Jun.
Ellemujie 18-1 (8-10) Mid-division, ridden and headway when switched right 2f out, led 1f out, edged left well inside final furlong, won at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Jun beating Cosmic Art (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Lindoro 33-1 (9-1) Very free to post, in touch on wide outside over 3f, 19th of 20, 17l behind Henrythenavigator (9-1) at Ascot 6f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gf in Jun.
Aaim To Storm (USA) 50-1 (9-1) Chased leaders over 3f, 13th of 20, 9l behind Henrythenavigator (9-1) at Ascot 6f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gf in Jun.
Feeling Proud (USA) 40-1 (8-12) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 13, 11l behind Loch Jipp (8-12) at Beverley 5f 2yo lst fll (1) gd in May.
Captain Brilliance (USA) Officer colt, half-brother to several winners from 5f-1m.
City of The Kings (IRE) Cape Cross colt, half-brother to winners from 5f-1m including useful sprinter Bouncing Bowdler.
Harald Bluetooth (IRE) Danetime colt, half-brother to 1m1f-1m2f winner New Beginning.
Hunt The Bottle (IRE) Bertolini colt out of winning sprinter Zanoubia.
Tasleya Oasis Dream colt, half-brother to several winners from 5f-7f including high-class sprinter Acclamation.
Traphalgar (IRE) Cape Cross colt out of winning stayer Conquestadora.
Alwaabel 13-8fav (9-0) Tracked winner, no impression final furlong, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Midships (9-0) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (3) gf in Jun.
Blues Minor (IRE) 4-1 (9-3) Held up, headway and switched left 1f out, ran on, not reach leaders, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Bosun Breese (9-3) at Sandown 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Ernie Owl (USA) 66-1 (9-1) Slowly away, always in rear, 16th of 20, 13l behind Henrythenavigator (9-1) at Ascot 6f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gf in Jun.
