towards rear, eased final 3f, tailed off
towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway entering final furlong, nearest finish
held up, wide and headway over 1f out, soon every chance, faded inside final furlong
towards rear, switched to outer over 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest finish
close up, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong
in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
in rear, pushed along 4f out, never on terms
tracked leader, ridden to lead over 2f out, edged right and headed entering final furlong, no extra
mid-division, ridden 2f out, not trouble leaders
in touch, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened final furlong
mid-division, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, nearest finish
tracked leaders, headway entering final 2f when short of room, led entering final furlong, ran on
slowly away towards rear, never on terms
close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
raced wide close up, pushed along 4f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
soon led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakening when short of room and hampered over 1f out, eased, tailed off
NonRunner
CLEVELAND drops down in trip having won last month’s Chester Cup. The Ballydoyle colt is 5lb higher but remains open to improvement having missed the whole of last year. Okita Soushi placed in Listed company at the Curragh and Joseph O’Brien’s charge is another with lots of scope while Pita Pinta and Platinumcard are other Irish challengers with outside chances. Stowell placed in last year’s Queen’s Vase here and can figure on that form while Alounak has a shout on his third in last season’s Ebor at York. Juan De Montalban and Get Shirty step up in trip while something went amiss with Bandinelli last time and the Godolphin charge gets a change of headgear.
Alounak (FR) 8-1 (9-4) Steadied start, held up well off the pace in 6th, no headway final 2f, never a factor, tailed off, last of 8, 23 1/4l behind Quickthorn (9-4) at Sandown 2m Grp 3 stks (1) gd in May.
Raymond Tusk (IRE) 11-1 (9-1) Keen in touch in rear, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 5, 25l behind Living Legend (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Apr.
Stowell 11-2 (9-2) Tracked leading pair, effort out wide over 2f out, went 2nd briefly over 1f out, weakened into 4th near finish, 4th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Al Aasy (9-2) at Ascot 1m 4f lst stks (1) gd in May.
Okita Soushi (IRE) 10-1 (9-7) Rear of mid-division, well off pace halfway, pushed along entering straight and headway on outer 2f out, went 2nd 1f out and soon ridden, no impression on winner, kept on one pace, 2nd of 12, 3 1/2l behind Raise You (9-7) at Curragh 1m 4f lst stks (1) Good - Yielding in May.
Cleveland (IRE) 6-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway on inner from 3f out until switched right approaching final furlong to chase leader, ridden to lead towards finish, won at Chester 2m 3f hcp (2) gd in May beating Coltrane (8-12) by nk, 14 ran.
Pita Pinta (IRE) 16-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 3rd over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd final 100 yards, kept on same pace, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Yaxeni (9-2) at Gowran Park 1m 6f lst fll stks (1) Yielding in May.
Red Verdon (USA) 16-1 (9-10) In rear, headway 4f out, outpaced 3f out, 8th of 9, 18 1/4l behind Cemhaan (8-7) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcp (2) gf in May.
Quenelle D'or 4-1 (8-10) Front rank, ridden 2f out, kept on, 5th of 9, 14 1/2l behind Control Tower (9-3) at Saint-Cloud 1m 6f Grp 3 hvy in Oct.
Not So Sleepy 125-1 (11-10) Raced freely, chased leader, not fluent 2nd, challenged before next, switched right and outpaced after 3 out, switched left approaching last, no impression, kept on, 6th of 10, 9l behind Honeysuckle (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m (1) gs in Mar.
Juan De Montalban (IRE) 7-1 (9-4) Led 2f, handy 3rd on inside, led going well inside final 2f, ridden clear final furling, ran on strongly, won at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in May beating Flyin' Solo (9-2) by 3 3/4l, 16 ran.
Alright Sunshine (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Held up towards rear, raced keenly, headway on inside over 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Valley Forge (9-0) at Haydock 2m hcp (2) gd in May.
Get Shirty (IRE) 5-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Hamilton 1m 4f hcp (3) sft in May beating Heights Of Abraham (9-1) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Platinumcard (IRE) 4-7fav (11-0) Held up in last pair, slow 3 out, closed to chase winner 2 out, 1 length down last, no impression flat, 2nd of 4, 4 1/4l behind Parisencore (11-5) at Perth 2m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Island Brave (IRE) 22-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 10th of 14, 18 1/2l behind Enemy (9-2) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Bandinelli 4-1jfav (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, last of 12, dist behind Valley Forge (9-0) at Haydock 2m hcp (2) gd in May.
Danehill Kodiac (IRE) 80-1 (9-11) Led 10f out, ridden over 2f out, headed inside final 2f, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 16, 6 1/2l behind Juan De Montalban (9-4) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in May.
Benaud (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Slow into stride and raced in rear, pushed along on inner over 2f out and soon no impression, some moderate late headway, 9th of 13, 10 3/4l behind Earl Of Tyrone (8-13) at Curragh 1m 6f hcp gd in Jun.
