held up towards rear, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, went 2nd and kept on inside final furlong, not quite reach winner
mid-division, headway on outside to press leader over 5f out, led turning into straight, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong
led, ridden and headed turning into straight, weakened final furlong
tracked leaders, headway on wide outside turning into straight, challenged 2f out, soon ridden, led over 1f out, kept on well
mid-division, outpaced when not much room on inside over 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong
held up in last pair, outpaced over 3f out, never a threat
tracked leaders, driven to lead 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no impression when lost 2nd inside final furlong
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, no impression from over 1f out
held up in last pair, outpaced over 4f out, never involved, weakened and eased final furlong
prominent, outpaced over 4f out, ridden and lost place when edged right over 2f out, soon weakened and eased
held up towards rear, ridden and headway under pressure over 2f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge
NonRunner
A fascinating finale even it lacks the quality of what has gone before. Pallasator has 3lb more to carry than when successful last year and has shown nothing since. The marathon trip is going to test the stamina of Corelli but he’s the one with most scope and Frankie rides. Lucky Deal has already won twice this year but finished tailed off on his only previous try beyond 2m whereas Coeur Blimey beat a subsequent winner over 2m2f on soft going at Newbury. CLEONTE has a decent record here and had no luck in-running in the Ascot Stakes last year. He later finished a close third in the Cesarewitch and was placed behind Dee Ex Bee in the Sagaro Stakes here last month before a sixth in the Chester Cup. That is undoubtedly the best recent form on offer and he should take all the beating, even though there is certain to be support for Willie Mullins’ Max Dynamite who is returning from a break but did finish second in the Doncaster Cup last year. Younevercall and Black Corton are both having a first run on the Flat but the former won a Grade 2 hurdle at Sandown in April over this trip and the latter is a high-class chaser who will be staying on when others have cried enough.
Pallasator 20-1 (9-5) Soon raced in 4th, pushed along under 4f out, dropped to 5th over 3f out, soon no impression, no extra from before straight, 5th of 6, dist behind Twilight Payment (9-8) at Leopardstown 1m 6f lst stks (1) Good - Yielding in May.
Corelli (USA) 7-1 (9-3) Raced wide early, led after 2f, ridden 2f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Baghdad (9-8) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (2) gd in May.
Black Corton (FR) 15-8fav (11-3) Handily placed in 4th, good headway to press leader 14th, led 3 out, came easily clear run-in, won at Sandown 2m 7f (1) gd in Apr beating Gold Present (11-4) by 11l, 7 ran.
Cleonte (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) Towards rear, effort on inside over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 6th of 15, 16 3/4l behind Making Miracles (9-0) at Chester 2m 3f hcp (2) sft in May.
Coeur Blimey (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Tracked leader, led over 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Newbury 2m 2f hcp (2) sft in Apr beating Coeur de Lion (9-0) by 2 3/4l, 7 ran.
Jukebox Jive (FR) 33-1 (9-3) Led after 1f, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 15th of 19, 32 3/4l behind The Grand Visir (9-10) at Ascot 2m 4f hcp stks (2) gs in Jun.
Max Dynamite (FR) (9-4) 8th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Holdthasigreen (9-4) at Chantilly 1m 7f Grp 1 stks gs in Oct.
Paddys Motorbike (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Made virtually all, 8 lengths clear after 2f, hard driven over 2f out, stayed on well, won at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp (3) sft in Jun beating Ship Of The Fen (8-13) by 3l, 6 ran.
Pilansberg 66-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along 5f out, lost 3rd and weakened over 3f out, tailed off, last of 4, dist behind Salouen (9-0) at Ascot 1m 4f lst stks (1) gs in May.
Younevercall (IRE) 9-4fav (11-0) Led to after 1st, tracked leader, led again before 6th, pushed clear before last, in no danger after, ridden out, won at Sandown 2m 5f (1) gd in Apr beating On The Blind Side (11-3) by 9l, 7 ran.
Lucky Deal 4-1 (9-7) In rear, pushed along 7f out, switched to outer over 2f out, headway to lead and edged left approaching final furlong, ridden clear, won at Haydock 2m hcp (2) gf in May beating Eden Rose (8-13) by 5l, 9 ran.
Cayirli (FR) 12-1 (9-3) Keen tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 11, 14 1/4l behind Eden Rose (8-9) at Kempton 2m hcp (2) pol in Apr.
Le Maitre Chat (USA) 66-1 (10-0) Towards rear, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on strongly to lead post, won at York 2m hcp (4) gs in Sep beating Angel Gabrial (9-7) by ns, 13 ran.
