slowly into stride, switched right after start, always in rear, lost touch final 3f, tailed off
raced wide early, raced in 2nd or 3rd until outright 2nd 9f out, pushed along over 3f out, led inside final 3f, ridden and headed over 1f out, no chance with winner when hung left inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
raced keenly in 2nd or 3rd until dropped to 3rd 9f out, pushed along edging right over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f
tracked leaders pushed along edging right approaching final 2f, ridden and unable to quicken inside final 2f, stayed on towards finish
tracked leaders on inside, switched out disputing 2nd briefly over 2f out, ridden stayed on same pace in 3rd until entering final furlong, dropped to 5th close home
held up towards rear of mid-division, some headway on outside when hampered over 2f out, soon beaten
mid-division on inside, pushed along over 4f out, soon outpaced, ridden and no response over 2f out, eased from over 1f out, tailed off
keen in mid-division, smooth headway on outside tracking leaders inside final 3f, close 2nd over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, came clear final furlong, stayed on strongly
always towards rear, never involved, tailed off
towards rear, pushed along 6f out, ridden and no chance when hung right final 2f
held up towards rear, headway and switched sharply left to outside over 2f out, ridden and not quicken entering final 2f, plugged on in modest 3rd final furlong, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
held up off the pace in last pair, some headway 2f out, stayed on towards finish, never going pace to reach leaders
led until pushed along and headed inside final 3f, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened quickly
Stradivarius wasn’t at his brilliant best in a slowly-run Arc last time but won this in 2018 and was beaten only a nose last year by Kew Gardens. Aidan O’Brien runs three this time though Dawn Patrol has done his winning on faster ground and a chance is taken BROOME stays this far. The latter finished behind Stradivarius over 1m4f in the Coronation Cup in June but that was his first outing for nearly a year and he easily beat another Ballydoyle runner in Sovereign in a Group 3 contest in soft ground at Leopardstown last season. The latter finished behind Search For A Song when Dermot Weld’s filly beat Fujaira Prince in last month’s Irish St Leger and she has every chance if handling the going while the ground is also a worry for Doncaster Cup winner Spanish Mission though he’s still preferred to stablemate Morando. Better was expected from Max Vega in a Group 2 in France last time and the remainder face even tougher tasks.
Broome (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Held up off the pace in 6th, bit closer in 5th halfway, went modest 4th final furlong, 4th of 7, 9 1/4l behind Ghaiyyath (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jun.
Fujaira Prince (IRE) 3-1 (9-11) Chased leader in 2nd, headway to lead under 2f out, ridden 2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Search For A Song (9-8) at Curragh 1m 6f Grp 1 (1) gd in Sep.
Mildenberger 5-4fav (9-3) Bit keen tracking leader, pushed along 3f out, shaken up and lost 2nd over 2f out, lost 3rd 2f out, weakened soon after, last of 4, 6 3/4l behind Ranch Hand (9-3) at Newmarket 2m lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Morando (FR) 15-8 (9-3) Mid-division, ridden 4f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on strongly, never nearer, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Alignak (9-3) at Chester 1m 4f lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Sovereign (IRE) 5-2fav (9-11) Led, ridden and headed under 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Search For A Song (9-8) at Curragh 1m 6f Grp 1 (1) gd in Sep.
Spanish Mission (USA) 6-4fav (9-5) In touch, headway to chase leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden edged right and ran on, won at Doncaster 2m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in Sep beating Selino (9-5) by 3l, 7 ran.
Stradivarius (IRE) (9-5) 7th of 15, 6 1/2l behind Sottsass (9-5) at ParisLongchamp 1m 4f Grp 1 hvy in Oct.
Trueshan (FR) 15-8fav (9-12) Close up, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase leader over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at Salisbury 1m 6f stks (2) gd in Sep beating Withhold (9-12) by 1l, 6 ran.
Dubious Affair (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) In touch, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and stayed on towards finish, 4th of 7, 3l behind Pista (8-9) at Doncaster 1m 7f Grp 2 fll stks (1) gd in Sep.
Monica Sheriff (9-3) 10th of 12, dist behind Wonderful Tonight (8-10) at ParisLongchamp 1m 6f Grp 1 fll sft in Oct.
Search For A Song (IRE) 7-1 (9-8) Held up in rear, closer in 6th 3f out, 4th 2f out, pushed along in 2nd 1 1/2f out, ridden 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well close home, won at Curragh 1m 6f Grp 1 (1) gd in Sep beating Fujaira Prince (9-11) by 2l, 8 ran.
Dawn Patrol (IRE) 5-2 (9-1) Waited with, soon rear of mid-division, closed to chase leaders on inner over 3f out, challenged and on terms from 1 1/2f out, led inside final furlong, kept on well, won at Curragh 2m Grp 3 stks (1) Good - Yielding in Sep beating Barrington Court (9-8) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Max Vega (IRE) (9-2) 4th of 6, 4 1/4l behind Valia (8-12) at ParisLongchamp 1m 7f Grp 2 sft in Oct.
