tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, never on terms
tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure, no impression in 3rd inside final furlong
tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong, always held
made all, ridden over 1f out, veered left inside final furlong, stayed on well
Placed in the Chesham here last month, Sixth Sense was outmatched in the Group 2 July Stakes at Newmarket last time and sets the standard. Essenaitch opened his account at Windsor recently but both Manaafidh and PLATITUDE made winning starts in their respective maidens. The former won by a head at Newmarket early in the month and is entered in September's Royal Lodge along with Sir Michael Stoute's colt. The latter beat an odds-on favourite to win at Doncaster last month and may well be good enough at this level with normal progress.
Essenaitch (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Chased leaders on outside, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs beating Destroyer (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Manaafidh (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Towards rear, headway approaching final furlong, quickened inside final furlong, edged left and ran on to lead near finish, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf beating Muntazah (9-0) by hd, 13 ran.
Platitude 5-1 (9-5) Rearing in stalls, slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway over 1f out, rider soon dropped reins and switched left to outside, strong run inside final furlong, quickened to lead final 100 yards, soon clear, won at Doncaster 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun beating Valko (9-2) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Sixth Sense (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 9, 6l behind Shalaa (9-0) at Newmarket 6f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gf.
