held up, in rear, ridden on outside and struggling over 1f out, never a factor
steadied and switched right after start, held up, in last pair and raced awkwardly, pushed along on outside 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside fnal furlong, went 3rd final 75 yards, not pace to challenge
led until approaching final 2f, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened approaching final furlong
held up, towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went never nearer 4th post, never going pace to threaten
pulled hard, tracked leader 3f, remained in handy 3rd, 2nd again and every chance 2f out, ridden and lost 2nd inside final 2f, chased leaders, weakened inside final furlong
close 5th, on inside, headway on outside over 2f out, led approaching final 2f, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon lost 2nd, lost 3rd final 75 yards and dropped to 5th post
raced wide, held up, towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon chasing winner, kept on same pace inside final furlong
dwelt, soon tracking leaders and stayed mostly on inside, headway when not clearest of runs briefly over 2f out until switched out 2f out, 2nd inside final 2f, quickened to lead over 1f out, ran on strongly
took keen hold, tracking leaders, pushed along 3f out, not quicken 2f out, no danger after
tracked leaders, on inside, went 2nd 7f out until inside final 3f, chased leaders, ridden and weakened final furlong
Found arrives on the back of victory in the Arc de Triomphe at Chantilly. But she has suffered defeat at the hands of several of these before including when runner-up to Fascinating Rock in this contest last year and once again at the Curragh in May. The latter also beat third-placed Jack Hobbs, Racing History and Maverick Wave a year ago and gave the Arc a swerve for another crack at this. Jean-Claude Rouget also considered this a better option for his Irish Champion Stakes winner ALMANZOR. The French colt beat Found in a high-class renewal at the Curragh with Prince Of Wales’s winner My Dream Boat, who beat The Grey Gatsby on that occasion, further behind and will take all the beating with a similar performance. A disappointment in the Dante at York, Midterm was given time to recover and ran much better on his reappearance in an Arc trial at Chantilly last month. It’s possible we haven’t seen the best of him yet though Epsom Derby runner-up US Army Ranger seems better over further and the remainder have plenty to find in this company.
Gabrial (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Dwelt held up in rear, effort when hung left 2f out, not trouble leaders, 7th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Hathal (9-3) at Haydock 1m Grp 3 (1) sft in Sep.
Jack Hobbs 8-15fav (9-0) Steadied start, held up, ridden 3f out, soon struggling, eased over 1f out, soon pulled up and dismounted, at Newmarket 1m 4f Grp 2 stks (1) gs in Apr.
Maverick Wave (USA) 11-8fav (9-2) Tracked leader and clear of chasing pair, ridden to lead approaching final 2f, headed over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong but always looked held towards finish, 2nd of 4, 3/4l behind Goodwood Zodiac (8-8) at Epsom 1m 2f stks (3) gd in Aug.
My Dream Boat (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Rear of mid-division, 10th on outer halfway, ridden in 9th 2f out and no impression over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 5th close home, 5th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Almanzor (9-0) at Leopardstown 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) Yielding in Sep.
Racing History (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, pushed along over 3f out, headway chasing leaders over 2f out, ridden and edged right over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Fascinating Rock (9-5) at Ascot 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Oct.
The Grey Gatsby (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) last of 16, 26 1/4l behind Found (9-2) at Chantilly 1m 4f Grp 1 gd in Oct.
Found (IRE) 6-1 (9-2) won at Chantilly 1m 4f Grp 1 gd in Oct beating Highland Reel (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 16 ran.
Almanzor (FR) 7-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, good progress on outer under 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, led 100 yards out and kept on well, won at Leopardstown 1m 2f Grp 1 stks (1) Yielding in Sep beating Found (9-4) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Midterm (9-2) 2nd of 5, nk behind Makahiki (9-2) at Chantilly 1m 4f Grp 2 stks gd in Sep.
Us Army Ranger (IRE) 8-11fav (9-3) Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and no impression over 1f out, ridden to go 2nd 150 yards out, kept on well, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Zhukova (9-9) at Leopardstown 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Sep.
Fascinating Rock (IRE) 2-1 (10-0) Chased leader in 2nd throughout, ridden 2f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, not reach winner, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Success Days (9-9) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) Yielding in Aug.
