dwelt badly, raced in last pair, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, some late headway under pressure inside final furlong, never nearer
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon ridden, one pace over 1f out, weakened and eased inside final furlong
mid-division, headway to go prominent 3f out, soon driven, ridden 2f out, kept on, readily outpaced by front pair final 100 yards
held up in last pair, driven 2f out, switched right towards stands side rail and headway over 1f out, soon ridden, led narrowly inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
mid-division, chased leaders over 2f out, soon ridden and unable to quicken, stayed on to take narrow 4th towards finish, never troubled front trio
disputed lead, driven into narrow lead inside final 2f, soon ridden, headed 1f out, gradually weakened final 100 yards
disputed lead until ridden over 1f out, soon lost place, weakened inside final furlong
tracked leaders, driven inside final 2f, ridden to lead 1f out, headed narrowly inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
A fascinating contest in which all eight runners are last-time out winners. Broome is the sole Ballydoyle raider and must be respected on that fact alone, though his Galway victory didn't appear anything special. The likes of James Street and Persian Moon are endowed with considerable experience as well as dual winning form and Phoenix Of Spain impressed when scoring on the all-weather, though this is a major step up in class. Swissterious, Ventura Ocean and Pogo are probably going to need to improve so WATAN gets the vote. He was impressive on his Goodwood debut, despite looking rather green, and the style of his performance suggested he could be well up to handling this immediate move into Group class.
Broome (IRE) 4-5fav (9-5) Slowly into stride, soon led, pushed along 2f out and pressed early final furlong, kept on well final 100 yards, won at Galway 1m mdn Yielding - Soft in Aug beating Lightning Amber (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
James Street (IRE) 7-4 (9-9) Always prominent, every chance over 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead last strides, won at Nottingham 6f stks (5) gd in Aug beating Qutob (9-2) by shd, 5 ran.
Persian Moon (IRE) 8-5fav (9-8) Led, ridden, hung left and headed narrowly over 1f out, led again final 100 yards, stayed on, won at York 7f stks (3) gs in Jul beating Hot Team (9-2) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Phoenix Of Spain (IRE) 6-5fav (9-2) Tracked leaders, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, poised to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, drew readily clear final 100 yards, won at Wolverhampton 7f stks (5) pol in Jul beating Multamis (9-2) by 2 1/2l, 7 ran.
Pogo (IRE) 3-1 (9-6) Close up, switched left and headway approaching final furlong, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Newmarket 7f (3) gs in Aug beating Greenback Boogie (9-0) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Swissterious 5-1 (9-2) Pressed leader, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, soon clear, ran on, won at Doncaster 7f stks (4) gf in Jul beating Summer Moon (9-2) by 4l, 12 ran.
Ventura Ocean (IRE) 11-8fav (9-2) Made all, clear over 1f out, edged right inside final furlong, eased near finish, won at Pontefract 6f stks (4) gf in Aug beating Bugler Bob (9-2) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Watan 6-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, challenged and hanging right over 2f out, led entering final furlong, ran on well, comfortably, won at Goodwood 6f mdn stks (2) gd in Jul beating Dirty Rascal (9-0) by 2l, 11 ran.
