in touch, smooth headway 2f out, led over 1f out, soon driven, headed and not pace of winner final 50 yards
chased leader, ridden and not look keen over 2f out, soon weakened
held up in touch, headway 2f out, chased leader inside final furlong, pushed along and ran along to lead final 50 yards (hand-timed)
slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on outside over 1f out, kept on steadily final furlong
behind on outside, pushed along halfway, outpaced final 2f
slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, weakened 2f out, eased when no chance final furlong
in touch, pushed along over 2f out, soon outpaced
led until headed over 1f out, chased leader to inside final furlong, one pace after
slowly into stride, soon recovered into mid-division on outside, one pace and no impression when hung right inside final furlong
chased leaders on outer, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Blithe gets the confident vote here with Farley Star and Queen Noverre rating the main dangers. The selection was a disappointing fourth behind White Deer last time out at Epsom but she did not appear to handle the track and with this more galloping track likely to bring about more improvement she will be hard to beat. Farley Star rates the main danger on his debut third behind Guaccarmole, he is sure to improve and should be noted in the market. Queen Noverre was a fair third behind Sacre Coeur last time but gave the impression he would be suited by a longer trip in time. Of the remainder Fiumicino is a well bred type and should be noted in the market but for the winner we return to Blithe.
