chased leaders, ridden 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, headed close home
held up in mid-division, switched right 3f out, headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, not reach leaders
raced freely, led, clear over 4f out, headed over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, stayed on, held close home
held up towards rear, switched left and headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, not quicken inside final 100 yards
held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, switched left and not quicken over 1f out, no impression
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, not much room entering final furlong
tracked leaders, close up 2f out, not much room inside final furlong, no extra
a little slowly away, held up towards rear, not much room well over 2f out, headway when not much room over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, led post
slowly away, held up in rear, not much room over 1f out, not clear run entering final furlong, no impression
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, hanging right over 1f out, not quicken final 100 yards
held up in mid-division, switched left and headway over 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on well, led close home, headed post
slowly into stride, soon mid-division on outside, pushed along over 3f out, carried slightly left over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Breton Rock returned the shock 50/1 winner in last year’s renewal with David O’Meara’s pair Suedois and So Beloved behind. Suedois went on the land a Grade 1 at Keeneland and may well reverse running after placing in the Summer Mile at Ascot. It was soft ground when Here Comes When won the Sussex Stakes here last year and the French raider Karar may also prefer some cut. D'bai has won a Group 3 at Haydock this season while Sir Dancealot beat So Beloved and Dutch Connection when winning the Group 3 Criterion over today’s trip at Newmarket in June and finished ahead of Spirit of Valor when fourth in the July Cup last time. He also has a verdict over Emmaus from last year and has every chance in this but the three-year-old TIP TWO WIN (NAP) is preferred today. Roger Teal’s colt drops down in class and returns to 7f having finished runner-up to Saxon Warrior in the 2000 Guineas before running well again in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Ascot and should go very close.
Breton Rock (IRE) 6-1 (9-6) Held up in 5th, pushed along and unable to quicken over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 9 1/2l behind Century Dream (9-6) at Epsom 1m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Jun.
D'bai (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Always about same place in mid-division, ridden and no headway over 1f out, 6th of 12, 5 1/4l behind Merchant Navy (9-3) at Ascot 6f Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Donjuan Triumphant (IRE) 11-2 (9-2) Prominent, led well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Emmaus (9-2) at Leicester 7f lst stks (1) hvy in Apr.
Dutch Connection 3-1fav (9-5) Chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Sir Dancealot (9-5) at Newmarket 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gf in Jun.
Emmaus (IRE) 9-4fav (9-2) Held up in rear, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on, won at Leicester 7f lst stks (1) hvy in Apr beating Donjuan Triumphant (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Here Comes When (IRE) 7-2 (9-7) Keen in touch, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, not trouble leaders, 4th of 5, 3l behind Sovereign Debt (9-7) at York 1m lst stks (1) gf in Jun.
Karar (9-3) 4th of 6, 2 1/2l behind Efaadah (8-5) at Longchamp 7f Grp 3 stks gd in Jun.
Sir Dancealot (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Raced centre, mid-division, ridden 2f out, stayed on to chase leaders inside final furlong, not pace to get on terms, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind U S Navy Flag (9-0) at Newmarket 6f Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jul.
So Beloved 5-2 (9-8) Soon tracked leaders, 3rd 3f out, still travelling smoothy over 2f out, soon switched right and pushed along, chased winner inside final furlong, kept on well without getting there closing stages, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Larchmont Lad (9-8) at Curragh 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Jul.
Spirit of Valor (USA) 33-1 (9-6) Tracked leaders centre, lost place 2f out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, never troubled leaders, 8th of 13, 4 3/4l behind U S Navy Flag (9-0) at Newmarket 6f Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Suedois (FR) 20-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 2 out, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1/4l behind Beat The Bank (9-1) at Ascot 1m Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Jul.
Tip Two Win 11-2 (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden 2f out, headway entering final furlong, kept on one pace, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Without Parole (9-0) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gf in Jun.
