steadied start, held up in rear, plugged on in modest 4th inside final furlong
tracked leaders in 4th, pushing along and hung right over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, no impression when weakened into 5th inside final furlong
raced keenly, tracked leaders in handy 3rd on inside, ridden and unable to quicken plugged on into modest 2nd near finish
tracked winner, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, hung left and lost 2nd near finish
pushed along leaving stalls, held up in 5th, dropped to last and struggling final 2f
made all, clear when ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
NonRunner
Breath Caught enjoyed a good campaign last term and probably needed his reappearance at Epsom. However, he's with a third trainer in as many starts and is probably best watched. Hortzadar looked a gelding replete with promise when landing his first two starts for the O'Meara team but hasn't backed up that opinion in three subsequent starts. It's too early to give up on him and he has come down a couple of pounds since his last run. The relatively unexposed Duckett's Grove is interesting at the foot of the weights but AMERICAN GRAFFITI (NAP), progressing with every run, was notably impressive on handicap bow last time and looks one to stick with at present.
Breath Caught 14-1 (8-11) Held up behind, outpaced on outside over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, never a threat, 8th of 11, 10l behind Soto Sizzler (8-5) at Epsom 1m 4f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Hortzadar 11-2 (9-4) Dwelt, behind, headway over 1f out, never on terms, 7th of 11, 4 3/4l behind Club Wexford (8-4) at Ayr 1m hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Wafy (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Held up in mid-division, edged left and weakened 3f out, 25th of 26, dist behind Chatez (9-4) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) gs in Apr.
American Graffiti (FR) 9-2 (9-7) Always prominent, every chance over 2f out, led over 1f out, driven clear final furlong, readily, won at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jun beating Takumi (9-5) by 3l, 8 ran.
He's Amazing (IRE) 20-1 (9-6) Towards rear, came centre in straight, headway chasing leaders 3f out, ridden inside final 2f, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 14l behind Badenscoth (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f hcp (3) sft in Jun.
Duckett's Grove (USA) 9-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders on outside, disputing close 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 7, 8l behind Private Secretary (9-0) at Goodwood 1m 3f lst stks (1) gf in May.
King's Slipper 11-1 (9-10) Held up mid-division and keen, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Power of Darkness (9-10) at Salisbury 1m hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Nayel (IRE) 12-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 9, 21 1/2l behind Lunar Jet (9-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f hcp (3) gf in May.
