raced in centre of course, tracked leader, led going well over 1f out, soon pushed clear
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
awkwardly away, soon chasing leaders in centre of course, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened inside final furlong
led, pushed along halfway, ridden and headed over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, plugged on same pace in 3rd
held up in last pair, headway on outside of leaders 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on but no chance with winner
raced alone on rail, prominent until hung right halfway, weakened 2f out
steadied start, held up in rear, headway far side of group 2f out, soon ridden, no extra inside final furlong
NonRunner
BATTAASH bids to win this for the third time in succession having landed the odds in last year’s renewal and will take all the beating once again. Clear at the weights, he’s penalised for winning the Temple Stakes in May before finishing runner-up in the Group 1 King’s Stand at Ascot and is difficult to oppose on these terms. El Astronaute won a Listed event at Cork in June though came up short at this level last time while Copper Knight picked-up a Listed sprint at York recently and Rebecca Rocks took another step forward when successful in Listed company at Ayr. Rumble Inthejungle won the Molecomb over track and trip at last year’s fixture though hasn’t scored since but the unexposed French raider Big Brothers Pride could go well having beaten fellow three-year-olds in a Group 3 contest at Chantilly.
Battaash (IRE) 2-1fav (9-4) Tracked stand side leader, switched right to centre group halfway, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Blue Point (9-4) at Ascot 5f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Jun.
Copper Knight (IRE) 2-1fav (9-1) Pressed leader, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, ran on gamely to lead inside final 150 yards, won at York 5f lst stks (1) gf in Jul beating Dark Shot (9-1) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
El Astronaute (IRE) 4-1 (9-7) Close up and raced near side group, 3rd before halfway, pushed along under 2f out, kept on without troubling winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Soffia (9-4) at Curragh 5f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Judicial (IRE) 8-15fav (9-5) Tracked rival, pushed into narrow lead inside final furlong, held on, won at Newmarket 5f stks (3) gf in Jul beating Encore d'Or (9-9) by shd, 2 ran.
Ornate 12-1 (9-10) Led 1f, remained prominent, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 14, 3 1/2l behind Only Spoofing (8-1) at Ascot 5f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Houtzen (AUS) 33-1 (9-1) Stumbled badly leaving stalls, led stand side pair, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Blue Point (9-4) at Ascot 5f Grp 1 stks (1) gd in Jun.
Rebecca Rocks 11-1 (9-4) Always prominent, led inside final furlong, all out, won at Ayr 5f lst fll stks (1) gd in Jun beating Glass Slippers (8-12) by nk, 16 ran.
Rumble Inthejungle (IRE) 9-1 (8-12) Prominent one off the rail, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 3 1/4l behind Kurious (8-9) at Sandown 5f Grp 3 (1) gf in Jul.
Big Brothers Pride (FR) (8-10) won at Chantilly 5f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Apr beating Happy Odyssey (8-10) by 4l, 8 ran.
Intense Romance (IRE) 3-1fav (9-2) Dwelt in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 6th of 8, 8 1/4l behind Maid In India (8-13) at Haydock 5f lst stks (1) hvy in Jun.
Little Kim (8-8) last of 9, 10 3/4l behind Ken Colt (9-2) at Deauville 5f lst stks (1) sft in Jul.
