mid-division, headway on outside 3f out, chased leaders under pressure over 2f out, soon ridden, went 4th and kept on inside final furlong, no impression with front trio
towards rear, headway on outer 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, not pace to trouble leaders
raced keenly, in touch, led after 2f, headed narrowly over 6f out, regained narrow lead 4f out, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong
mid-division on outside, ridden over 2f out, never able to challenge, weakened final furlong
held up in last pair, ridden over 2f out, never involved
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, driven 3f out, some headway under pressure on outside well over 1f out, never near leaders, weakened inside final furlong
held up behind, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, never involved, weakened and eased final furlong
raced keenly, prominent on outside, joined leader after 3f, led narrowly over 6f, headed narrowly 4f out, driven and every chance over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
towards rear, outpaced 3f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on under pressure on outside final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders, effort to challenge when denied clear run 2f out to over 1f out, chased front pair when switched inside entering final furlong, soon ridden, stayed on strongly towards finish, just failed
raced keenly, always prominent, driven to challenge over 2f out, ridden to lead narrowly inside final 2f, stayed on gamely in sustained battle final furlong, just held on
mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never pace to challenge
led 2f, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, no impression when lost place over 1f out, gradually weakened inside final furllng
mid-division, driven over 2f out, soon ridden, never able to challenge
in touch on outside, driven and headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge well over 1f out, kept on and every chance in sustained battle with winner final furlong, just held
in touch, driven over 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression with leaders
towards rear of mid-division, outpaced over 2f out, never a threat
in touch on inside, lost place when ridden over 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong
Withdrawn
Godolphin-owned runners have won three of the last four renewals and the boys in blue had a 1-2 last year. The draw can be a factor on the round course in big fields here but Atty Persse came out of stall 22 12 months ago and Space Age was in stall 20 two years earlier. CROSS COUNTER has fared a little better than those two in stall 11 and William Buick’s mount looked to be crying out for step up in trip when second to Elwazir on his debut on Turf over 1m2f at Sandown. Still unexposed, he can get back to winning ways. Mark Johnston has half-a-dozen entries, including impressive Newbury scorer Communique, beaten earlier by Dubhe at Sandown, and Baghdad, who beat stablemate and subsequent winner Making Miracles at York. Lucky Deal and Baileys Excelerate are also recent winners. Irish runners have a poor record in this so Downdraft and Lucius Tiberius probably have it all to do but John Gosden’s pair, First Eleven and Cassini, shouldn’t be left out of calculations.
Cross Counter 4-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders in 5th, went 2nd approaching final furlong, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Elwazir (9-1) at Sandown 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Jun.
Downdraft (IRE) 3-1fav (9-4) Dwelt, soon raced in 7th, pushed along briefly before straight, soon headway, stayed on well final furlong to lead near line, won at Navan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jun beating The King (9-10) by nk, 9 ran.
Communique (IRE) 7-1 (8-4) Tracked leading pair, on inside, ridden 2f out, soon switched right, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, won going away, won at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in May beating Poet's Prince (8-10) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Dukhan 8-1 (9-0) Went to post early, raced keenly in mid-division on inside, headway and hung left under pressure over 1f out, weakened and eased final furlong, 6th of 11, 6 1/4l behind Communique (8-4) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in May.
Billy Ray 28-1 (9-0) In rear, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never a factor, 6th of 7, 3l behind Aspetar (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 3f lst stks (1) gs in May.
Lucius Tiberius (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Led, headed inside first 4f, on terms under 5f out, led over 2f out, headed again 1f out, soon no extra, one pace, 3rd of 5, 5 1/4l behind Giuseppe Garibaldi (9-3) at Leopardstown 1m 4f lst (1) gf in Jun.
Lisheen Castle (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Held up in rear, some headway stands side from 3f out, well beaten final 2f, 7th of 9, 18 3/4l behind Diocletian (8-0) at Doncaster 1m 7f hcp (2) sft in Jun.
Baileys Excelerate (FR) 6-4fav (9-4) Made all, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong, won at Haydock 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in May beating Deyaarna (9-7) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.
Making Miracles 4-9fav (9-6) Led after 2f, headed 5f out, tracked leader, led again over 2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, won at Leicester 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in May beating Mt Augustus (9-7) by 4 1/2l, 4 ran.
First Eleven 8-1 (8-13) Held up mid-division, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, kept on well, won at Newbury 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in May beating King's Proctor (9-8) by 5l, 8 ran.
Baghdad (FR) 11-4fav (9-7) Chased leaders, 2nd over 7f out, led over 3f out, hung left over 1f out, strongly challenged throughout final furlong, just held on, won at York 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in May beating Making Miracles (9-7) by shd, 16 ran.
Cassini (IRE) 6-4fav (8-8) Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, led inside final 2f, stayed on well final furlong, won at Windsor 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Jun beating Galileo Silver (8-8) by 1 1/4l, 16 ran.
Elegiac 9-4 (9-9) Led, ridden over 1f out, kept on when hard pressed final 100 yards, headed final strides, 2nd of 7, shd behind Kaanoon (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Jun.
Lucky Deal 6-4fav (9-8) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, strongly challenged over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Carlisle 1m 3f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating Emerald Rocket (8-9) by 1 1/4l, 4 ran.
Corgi 11-4fav (9-6) Tracked leaders on outside, ridden to lead over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Infrastructure (9-3) by 1l, 7 ran.
Occupy (USA) 7-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 14, 3l behind Raa Atoll (9-2) at Nottingham 1m 2f stks (5) gf in May.
Perfect Illusion 20-1 (9-0) Led 1f, tracked leader until ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 7, 6l behind Aspetar (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 3f lst stks (1) gs in May.
He's Amazing (IRE) 9-1 (8-8) Pushed along on outside halfway, towards rear, some late headway, never troubled leaders, 5th of 11, 6l behind Communique (8-4) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in May.
Dubhe 5-2 (9-4) Close up in rear, pushed along 2f out, headway to lead just inside final furlong, ridden and ran on, won at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (3) gs in Apr beating Communique (8-12) by 4l, 5 ran.
