held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong
always behind
led, pushed along over 3f out, no extra inside final furlong
held up mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
with leader, every chance 2f out, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
held up behind, ridden over 2f out, never a factor
always towards rear
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
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STARCHITECT (NAP) could be thrown in here off a mark of 82. He would have been giving weight to both Oceane and Spice Fair if this were a hurdle race and has been in fine form over timber this spring, finishing second in the Betfair Hurdle and winning at Newton Abbot either side of good runs at Cheltenham and Aintree. Air Squadron, Sunny Future, Stock Hill Fair and Rideonastar are all course and distance winners with the latter preferred of that quartet on this occasion. Nigel was unlucky not to win a race for John Gosden last year and has now joined the up-and-coming Richard Hughes. Doesyourdogbite looks held on the form book but Daghash might be interesting when dropped a few pounds.
Oceane (FR) 12-1 (11-5) Held up well off the pace towards rear, headway from 2 out, went 2nd run-in, never able to challenge, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Adrien Du Pont (11-12) at Ascot 2m hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Spice Fair 20-1 (10-7) Behind, headway on long run before 2 out, went 3rd betweeen last two, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 14, 9 1/2l behind Flying Angel (10-10) at Sandown 2m hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Rideonastar (IRE) 6-1 (8-5) Led early, remained prominent, led again over 3f out, driven clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly (hand timed), won at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (3) gs in May beating Magic Circle (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
Lungarno Palace (USA) 28-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, some headway on outside and pushed along inside final 3f, ridden and beaten 2f out, last of 10, 14 3/4l behind King Bolete (9-5) at Ascot 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in May.
Starchitect (IRE) 11-4fav (11-12) Led until after 1st, prominent, led again after 3 out, clear before last, ran on well, won at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (2) gf in May beating Braavos (10-11) by 5l, 12 ran.
Air Squadron 13-2 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Faithful Mount (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Daghash 11-2 (9-0) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3f out, soon pushed along, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, last of 12, 9 1/4l behind Argent Knight (8-10) at Ascot 2m hcp (3) gf in May.
Nigel 5-1 (8-9) Pulled hard in mid-division, edging right when outpaced over 2f out, struggling and no danger after, 8th of 12, 6 1/2l behind Argent Knight (8-10) at Ascot 2m hcp (3) gf in May.
Sunny Future (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Mid-division, driven and headway over 3f out, never on terms, 6th of 9, dist behind Havisham (9-2) at Bath 2m 1f hcp (4) gf in May.
Doesyourdogbite (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Held up in rear, plugged on into modest 4th towards finish, never a threat, 4th of 12, 15l behind Slunovrat (9-5) at Windsor 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Icebuster 6-1 (9-3) Towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, never nearer, 7th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Mountain Rescue (9-6) at Leicester 1m 2f hcp (4) gd in May.
Bazooka (IRE) 40-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Royal Reef (8-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) pol in May.
Stock Hill Fair 10-1 (9-8) Chased leaders, effort on inner over 2f out, stayed on same pace closing stages, 3rd of 12, 4 3/4l behind Satellite (9-7) at Newbury 1m 5f hcp (3) sft in Aug.
King Calypso 20-1 (8-8) Held up, never dangerous, 7th of 12, 15 3/4l behind Rideonastar (8-5) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (3) gs in May.
