held up in 8th, ridden and headway inside final 2f, stayed on under pressure to take 3rd well inside final furlong
led, joined 2f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, stayed gamely pressing winner, just held
chased leaders, effort 2f out, soon hard ridden and beaten
chased leaders on inner, ridden 2f out, chased leading pair inside final furlong, not quicken and lost 3rd well inside final furlong
held up in 7th, pushed along halfway, headway on wide outside inside final 2f, stayed on same pace final furlong
slowly into stride, always behind, ridden and struggling final 3f
dwelt, took keen hold, soon prominent, tracked leader 5f out, upsides 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
held up in rear, headway over 1f out, ran on final furlong, almost took 3rd
chased leaders, ridden to lead narrowly inside final furlong, always holding runner up, held on gamely
took keen hold, held up in 6th, driven and no impression 2f out, soon weakened
Tillerman faced no easy task in the Queen Anne on his reappearance but should be spot on for this now and gets the vote over Gateman and Salselon. The last mentioned finished in front of the selection at the royal meeting but went into that race with the benefit of a couple of runs, most notably a highly creditable half length second to Russian Rhythm in the Lockinge. Luca Cumani's horse has to be respected but Tillerman showed that he was as good as ever when staying on into fifth, two lengths behind Salselon, in the Queen Anne and is entitled to come on for the run. Amanda Perrett's team are beginning to hit form at the right time and the son of In The Wings is fancied to win this for the second successive year. The presence of Mark Johnston's Gateman and course specialist New Seeker should ensure that this is run at a decent gallop but they may just set the race up for the finishers. Hurricane Alan is capable on the day as he showed when narrowly accounting for Gateman in a Group 2 race at Sandown earlier in the season, while Suggestive and Babodana step up in class having proven their worth in lesser grade. Dutch Gold has not won for some time but is impossible to rule out entirely. Hong Kong raider Bowman's Crossing has a bit to find on Royal Ascot form with the selection but adds spice to a contest that is taken to go to Tillerman.
