tracked leaders, ridden and stayed on to chase winner 1f out, one pace and held when not much room on rails and snatched up inside final furlong
raced in 5th, effort and driven over 3f out, soon weakened
ridden to lead after 1f and set steady pace, headed well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
held up and behind, stayed on final 2f, never going pace to reach leaders
held up in 7th, niggled along halfway, effort on outer and driven 3f out, soon one pace and no extra
led 1f, stayed tracking leader, led well over 2f out to well over 1f out, chased winner to 1f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leaders going well, led well over 1f out, soon edged right, stayed on well
held up in 6th, effort and switched left over 1f out, soon driven and one pace
slowly away, never going well in rear, ridden along halfway, tailed off when pulled up and dismounted inside final furlong
Saeed bin Suroor has a a strong hand in this Group two event, with both New South Wales and Papineau in the line up, however Mr Dinos is the class horse and taken to give weight and a beating to his rivals. The selection raced sluggishly at the rear of the field in the Yorkshire Cup and, despite picking up in the straight, never looked likely to pose a serious threat. The holding ground may have been against him, and the trip was obviously an absolute minimum for him these days in any case. The ground and trip should be ideal today and last years Ascot Gold Cup victor can regain the winning thread. New South Wales ran well in the Queens Vase last term but may be in need of the run. Frankie Dettori has chosen to ride the other Godolphin entry Papineau, who bounced back from a knee injury to beat stablemate Songlark over twelve furlongs at Goodwood last time. The trip is unknown territory but he certainly merits every respect. The French raider Risk Taker is also worthy of a mention but with everything in his favour Mr Dinos is given the verdict.
