close up in 4th, ridden and headway entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, kept on one pace, lost 2nd towards finish
made most, pushed along and edged right from 2f out, ridden out
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
BROKEN STONES made a winning racecourse debut at York and Kevin Ryan’s colt will likely start a short price for this having finished third in the Group 2 July Stakes here on his latest start. Van Der Decken shares a similar profile to the selection but the Curragh winner could only manage fifth in the Coventry at Ascot last month. Unabated is another winning debutant though it was soft ground when he scored over track and trip and he steps up in class along with Dourado.
Unabated (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, switched right over 1f out, led inside final furlong, rider soon dropped whip, pushed out, just prevailed, won at Newmarket 6f stks (4) sft in Jun beating Wahash (9-2) by hd, 5 ran.
Van Der Decken 16-1 (9-1) Raced far side, in touch, ridden and headway to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 18, 4 3/4l behind Caravaggio (9-1) at Ascot 6f Grp 2 stks (1) sft in Jun.
Broken Stones (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Edged right start, held up, pushed along 2f out, effort inside final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Mehmas (9-0) at Newmarket 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Dourado (IRE) 11-4fav (9-2) Dwelt, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, hung left inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no extra close home, 6th of 13, 2l behind Aardwolf (9-2) at Newbury 6f stks (4) gf in Jun.