held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no threat
chased winner, lost 2nd entering final 2f, weakened approaching final furlong
chased leaders in 4th, ridden and went 3rd over 1f out, staying on under pressure and hanging left when rider dropped reins final 75 yards, went 2nd final stride, always held
in touch in 5th, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
slowly into stride, last pair, pushed along and struggling over 2f out, never involved, eased when no chance inside final furlong, tailed off
quickly away, made all, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, stayed on to assert final 100 yards, held on well
slowly into stride, last pair, stayed on inside final furlong, pressing for 5th final strides, never nearer
held up in last quartet, moderte progress inside final furlong, never involved
mid-division on outside, pushed along over 2f out, heeadway on outer over 1f out, stayed on to 4th inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten
tracked leading pair on inside, went 2nd entering final 2f, strong challenge from over 1f out, soon every chance, no extra final 100 yards, lost 2nd last stride
Nonrunner
Boonga Roogeta rattled up a hat-trick in the spring but has struggled since and is better over further nowadays. Nine Realms is lightly-raced and was well supported on his reappearance at York. He should leave that run well behind in time while Sam Sharp ran well off his new mark when second at Newmarket and can't be ignored. Famous Poet had no chance in a Group 2 here last time and will relish the drop in grade but you can forget ROSERROW's latest run at Sandown where he had the worst of the draw and used up a lot of energy in getting to the front. Andrew Balding's four-year-old can reverse that form with Directorship and take this as, though poorly drawn again, there are fewer runners to contend with here.
Directorship 14-1 (9-9) Held up in mid-division, headway under pressure 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 15, 7l behind Prince Of Johanne (9-10) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Roserrow 9-1 (9-5) Chased leader until 2f out, chased leaders under pressure, weakened over 1f out, 11th of 15, 15l behind Prince Of Johanne (9-10) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Famous Poet (IRE) 33-1 (9-1) Led and set strong pace, clear halfway, reduced lead well over 1f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 10l behind Aljamaaheer (9-1) at Ascot 1m Grp 2 (1) gf in Jul.
Jacob Cats 18-1 (9-13) Took keen hold and held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 10th of 11, 8l behind Asatir (9-9) at Salisbury 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gf in Jun.
Boonga Roogeta 16-1 (8-9) Dwelt headway to lead over 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 24l behind Resurge (9-0) at Epsom Downs 1m 2f hcp (2) gs in May.
Nine Realms 3-1fav (9-12) Held up behind, headway on inside over 2f out, soon chased leaders, ridden and no impression final furlong, 10th of 14, 9l behind The Rectifier (9-11) at York 1m hcp 0-95 (3) gf in Jul.
Sam Sharp (USA) 9-2 (8-11) In touch in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on to go 2nd near finish, no threat to winner, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Snowboarder (8-13) at Newmarket 1m hcp 105 (2) gf in Jul.
Sweetnessandlight 100-1 (9-1) Behind until some late headway, never nearer, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Zibelina (8-7) at Ascot 1m fll lst stks (1) gd in Jul.
Redact (IRE) 11-2 (8-8) Held up, headway over 1f out, went 3rd towards finish, no impression, 3rd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Tamayuz Star (8-8) at Newbury 7f cond Stakes (4) gf in Jul.
Jack's Revenge (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway on outside and edged left 2f out, driven chasing leaders over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, never any chance with easy winner, 2nd of 17, 4 1/2l behind Ascription (9-7) at Goodwood 1m hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Jul.
Gaul Wood (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders on outside, driven along over 2f out, soon weakened, 14th of 15, 17l behind Prince Of Johanne (9-10) at Sandown 1m hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Hefner (IRE) 33-1 (8-3) Raced near side, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 20th of 29, 8l behind Galician (8-12) at Ascot 7f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
