held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong
tracked leader, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
close up, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on one pace
led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
keen close up, ridden to lead just inside final furlong, soon headed, no extra
keen early, raced wide held up, ridden and weakened over 1f out
held up, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on towards finish
held up, ridden 2f out, never a factor
in rear, pushed along 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
slowly away in rear, never near leaders
close up, effort 2f out, weakened final furlong
ponied to start, in touch, headway over 1f out, ridden and stayed on one pace
taken to post early, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Rhododendron arrives fresh from victory in the Lockinge at Newbury. The Ballydoyle filly held off Lightning Spear with stablemate and last year’s third Deauville further behind and is fancied to confirm superiority today. Benbatl has taken a step forward as a four-year-old and was last seen in action winning the Group 1 Dubai Turf at Meydan in March. The Godolphin colt should prove competitive in this, as should the French raider RECOLETOS. Solow won this for France in 2015 having landed the Group 1 Prix d’Ispahan beforehand and Carlos Laffon-Parias’ colt attempts the same feat having returned a convincing winner at Longchamp last month. Yoshida represents North American Grade 1 Turf form and has a similar chance to Deauville on collateral form but Limato ran well below par in the Lockinge and still has plenty to prove over a mile.
Accidental Agent 66-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 14, 5 1/4l behind Rhododendron (8-11) at Newbury 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in May.
Beat The Bank 10-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, some headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 12th of 14, 13 3/4l behind Rhododendron (8-11) at Newbury 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in May.
Benbatl 4-1fav (9-0) won at Meydan 1m 1f Grp 1 gd in Mar beating Vivlos (8-9) by 3 1/4l, 15 ran.
Century Dream (IRE) 11-4fav (9-6) Tracked leading pair on inside, switched right travelling well 3f out, 2nd over 2f out, led entering final 2f, shaken up and clear over 1f out, ran on strongly, won at Epsom 1m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Jun beating Gabrial (9-6) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Deauville (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Led and set good pace, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 4 1/2l behind Rhododendron (8-11) at Newbury 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in May.
Lightning Spear 16-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, good headway near side of group over 2f out, soon chased leaders, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on under pressure inside final furlong, strong challenge near finish, just failed, 2nd of 14, shd behind Rhododendron (8-11) at Newbury 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in May.
Limato (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Held up in mid-division on near side of group, ridden 2f out, no headway, 10th of 14, 10 1/4l behind Rhododendron (8-11) at Newbury 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in May.
Lord Glitters (FR) 9-2fav (9-10) Towards rear far side, headway and switched right over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd post, 2nd of 20, 2 3/4l behind Addeybb (9-2) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Oh This Is Us (IRE) 2-1fav (9-5) Tracked leaders on inside, switched left 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, ran on and closed near finish, always held, 2nd of 7, nk behind Arod (9-5) at Windsor 1m lst stks (1) gd in May.
Recoletos (FR) (9-2) won at Longchamp 1m 1f Grp 1 gs in May beating Almodovar (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
So Beloved 12-1 (10-0) Held up in last pair, headway over 2f out, chased winner inside final furlong, ran on, just failed, 2nd of 11, shd behind Gilgamesh (9-2) at York 7f hcp (2) gd in May.
Suedois (FR) 25-1 (9-0) Held up in mid-division on far side of group, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Rhododendron (8-11) at Newbury 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in May.
Yoshida (JPN) 19-2 (8-8) Rate,3-4w,duel,drvng, won at Churchill Downs 1m 1f stks fm in May beating Beach Patrol (8-8) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Zonderland 25-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders in 5th, weakened 2f out, 11th of 14, 12 1/4l behind Rhododendron (8-11) at Newbury 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in May.
Rhododendron (IRE) 10-3fav (8-11) Tracked leaders on far side of group, 2nd 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden inside final furlong, strongly pressed last strides, held on gamely, all out, won at Newbury 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in May beating Lightning Spear (9-0) by shd, 14 ran.
