held up towards rear, pushed along into mid-division straight, driven and hung right over 2f out, steadily weakened
held up in rear, not looked keen and urged along on bend after 7f, struggling in rear when hung right under pressure over 2f out
took keen hold, steadied towards rear, 6th and ridden straight, bumped over 2f out and weakened soon after
raced in 4th, 4th and driven along straight, hung left 2f out, soon edged left, stayed on same pace
held up in rear, smooth headway when not clear run and switched left 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, ridden and no impression final furlong
raced in 6th, 7th straight, went 2nd just inside final 2f until over 1f out, no impression on front pair final furlong
led at decent pace, steadied tempo halfway, kicked on over 5f out, strongly pressed and headed over 2f out, steadily weakened
took keen hold and held up towards rear, last and struggling straight, tailed off
prominent, went 2nd after 7f, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened and eased, tailed off
held up in mid-division, headway 5f out, 5th and travelling strongly straight, led over 2f out, in command when edged left inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
tracked leader to 7f out, remained in 3rd, 3rd and under pressure early straight, weakened 2f out
raced in 5th, 5th straight, ridden when hampered over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
pulled hard in mid-division, ridden early straight and soon weakened
held up in rear, struggling straight, eased when no chance final 2f, tailed off
Yeats can land the Gold Cup for a second time; Sergeant Cecil and Geordieland look the most likely dangers. The selection had a warm-up for this race in Ireland at the end of last month and he should be spot-on today. There is no doubt that if he is at his best he will take the world of beating and there is nothing to suggest that will not be the case. Sergeant Cecil is closely-matched with Geordieland from their run at York last month when the pair were left to fight out a thrilling finish. Sergeant Cecil prevailed that day and he seems to be getting better with age. He was well beaten by Yeats in this race last year but he did not get a clear run that day and he is a better horse now than he was 12 months ago. Geordieland clearly has the ability to get competitive here, but he is not the most straightforward and he has yet to win a race in Britain. Any easing in the ground would work in his favour but his best hope is probably of collecting some place money. Montare is unproven over this trip so is probably best watched, and we will stick with Yeats who stands out once again as the one to beat.
Baddam 9-1 (9-0) Held up last, headway on outside to chase winner over 3f out, stayed on, ridden final furlong, always held, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Tungsten Strike (9-0) at Ascot 2m Grp 3 (1) gf in May.
Bulwark (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) Settled in rear, headway over 3f out, ridden to challenge going well 2f out, every chance over 1f out, not quicken final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Allegretto (9-0) at Sandown 2m Grp 2 (1) gs in May.
Cherry Mix (FR) (9-2) Tracked leader, leb briefly over 3f out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 9l behind Distant Way (9-2) at Capannelle 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) gd in May.
Finalmente 7-1 (9-9) Held up in touch, headway 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on final furlong, 4th of 20, 3l behind Sentry Duty (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 6f hcap (2) gd in May.
Geordieland (FR) 17-2 (8-12) Towards rear, headway 3f out, led on bridle over 2f out, ridden along over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Sergeant Cecil (9-3) at York 1m 6f Grp 2 (1) gd in May.
Le Miracle (GER) (8-11) Raced in 3rd, 2nd halfway, pushed along straight, unable to quicken, finished 5th, placed 4th, 4th of 6, 5l behind Lord Du Sud (9-0) at Longchamp 1m 7f Grp 2 (1) in May.
Lord Du Sud (FR) (9-0) Made all, pushed along and ran on 2f out, driven out, won at Longchamp 1m 7f Grp 2 (1) in May beating Ponte Tresa (8-8) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Sergeant Cecil 10-3fav (9-3) Held up in rear, smooth headway over 2f out, driven to challenge approaching final furlong, led inside final furlong, ran on, won at York 1m 6f Grp 2 (1) gd in May beating Geordieland (8-12) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Tungsten Strike (USA) 5-2fav (9-2) Led, ridden, headed over 2f out, gradually weakened, 5th of 7, 9l behind Allegretto (9-0) at Sandown 2m Grp 2 (1) gs in May.
Yeats (IRE) 1-7fav (9-8) Settled 2nd, led entering straight, soon ridden clear, easily, won at Leopardstown 1m 6f lst stk (1) gf in May beating Mutakarrim (9-1) by 6l, 5 ran.
The Last Drop (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Raced towards rear, effort over 3f out, soon weakened and pulled up in race won by Sergeant Cecil (9-3) at York 1m 6f Grp 2 (1) gd in May, 10 ran.
Montare (IRE) (8-13) Raced in 4th, pushed along straight, stayed on final furlong, just missed 2nd, 3rd of 6, 2 1/2l behind Lord Du Sud (9-0) at Longchamp 1m 7f Grp 2 (1) in May.
Allegretto (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden, headed over 1f out, rallied to lead again inside final furlong, all out, won at Sandown 2m Grp 2 (1) gs in May beating Balkan Knight (9-2) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Rising Cross 33-1 (8-11) Held up in rear, headway on outside final 2f, stayed on, 4th of 7, 5l behind Scorpion (9-0) at Epsom 1m 4f Grp 1 (1) gs.
