held up towards rear, steady headway 5f out, went 3rd 4f out, ridden on outside over 2f out, went 2nd 1f out, no impression on winner
raced in 7th, ridden, lost touch final mile, tailed off
raced in 5th, ridden, struggling final 4f out, tailed off
led, clear 12f out, reduced lead, headed 6f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 8f out, chased winner 2f out to 1f out, stayed on one pace inside final furlong
ran in snatches in 6th, ridden along 1 mile out, weakened over 4f out, tailed off
tracked leader to after 3f, remainded handy, ridden over 5f out, weakened 4f out
held up in rear, made some headway 6f out, soon driven along, lost place, tailed off
reluctant to race, cajoled along, went 2nd after 3f, led 6f out to 3f out, weakened 2f out
held up in rear, smooth headway 5f out, tracked leaders on bit into straight, led on inside over 2f out, edge left over 1f out, in command final furlong, stayed on strongly
held up in rear, steady headway over 1 mile out, led on inside 3f out to over 2f out, weakened final 1f
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Nonrunner
Golden Quest has been nursed back to health, and can give Mark Johnston the final say at this year's Royal Meeting, with Baddam, Enjoy The Moment, Junior and Madiba all having the necessary stamina to take a hand. Golden Quest looked to have a bright future in the staying department when narrowly beaten in the 2005 Goodwood Cup, but was then sidelined with a bad knee injury, causing him to miss out the whole of last year. Connections have been patient with him, and have not aimed him too high yet, and he will be all the better for a comeback third in Listed company at Musselburgh. With trip and ground to suit, Golden Quest can start to make up for lost time. If Baddam lines up after his exertions in the Gold Cup on Thursday, then he can prove troublesome. A dual-winner at last year's Royal meeting, he may not be up to Cup class just yet, but has the talent to score at this level that is for sure. Madiba was beaten at Folkestone six-days ago, hardly an eye-catching prep, but he was staying on at the end, while Enjoy The Moment makes a quick return after his unfortunate outing in Tuesday's Ascot Stakes. Badly hampered by Melpomene when making ground on the home turn, he will be staying on from the back under Jamie Osborne, and can reach the frame at least, while of the rest, Junior is weighted to reverse earlier form round here with Ned Ludd in the race won by Princelet. However, they all face a tall order in trying to stop Golden Quest from realising his undoubted potential.
Baddam 20-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along into mid-division straight, driven and hung right over 2f out, steadily weakened, 7th of 14, 19l behind Yeats (9-2) at Royal Ascot 2m 4f Grp 1 (1) gf.
Barati (IRE) 10-3 (10-9) Chased leaders, 7th from 5f out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace straight, 5th of 13, 10l behind Bernabeu (10-7) at Bellewstown 1m 5f stk frm in Jul.
Corrib Eclipse 9-4 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, weakened 4f out, virtually pulled up over 1f out, last of 5, well behind Som Tala (8-3) at Pontefract 2m 2f stk (3) gs in Sept.
Flame Creek (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Mid-division, chased leaders over 4f out, no headway 3f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 15l behind Swan Queen (9-6) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gs.
Golden Quest 7-1 (9-0) Towards rear, smooth headway to dispute lead over 5f out, led over 3f out, soon ridden, headed over 2f out, gradually weakened, 3rd of 5, 8l behind Balkan Knight (9-0) at Musselburgh 1m 6f lst stk (1) gd.
Hue 8-1 (8-4) Held up towards rear, headway, not clear run over 2f out, tracking leaders and not clear run on rails over 1f out, soon switched left, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, won at Goodwood 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gs in May '06 beating San Hernand.
Mith Hill 8-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on one pace final 2f, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Princelet (9-3) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Secret Ploy 9-4 (9-8) Towards rear, headway over 7f out, led over 5f out, headed over 3f out, driven to regain lead over 1f out, kept on final furlong, won at Thirsk 1m 4f mdn stk (5) frm in May beating Bernix (9-13) by 1l, 5 ran.
Vanishing Dancer (SWI) 7-1 (10-0) Held up, ridden and behind from over 2f out, 7th of 8, 20l behind Champagne Shadow (9-9) at Lingfield 1m 4f clm (5) std.
Vinando 22-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden and headway from 2f out, staying on when not much room inside final furlong, 9th of 31, 6l behind Detroit City (9-1) at Newmarket 2m 2f hcap (2) gs in Oct.
Enjoy The Moment 9-2fav (9-5) In touch on inside, still going well when badly hampered on rails over 2f out, not recover, 14th of 20, 35l behind Full House (9-1) at Royal Ascot 2m 4f hcp 0-95 (2) gd.
Ned Ludd (IRE) 8-1 (8-11) Held up in touch, headway 3f out, challenging when squeezed out 2f out, rallied, stayed on to take 2nd well inside final furlong, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Princelet (9-3) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Dark Parade (ARG) 5-1 (9-12) Tracked leaders, led 5f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 6l behind They All Laughed (9-6) at Newmarket 1m 4f ldy rds hcp (5) gs in May.
Madiba 9-2 (8-5) Tracked leaders, chased winner over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Sand Repeal (8-13) at Folkestone 1m 7f app hcp (5) gd.
Sirnando 10-1 (11-4) Held up rear, close up order 6f out, ridden and one pace 2f out, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Golden Child (10-13) at Ascot 2m nhf (3) sft in Nov (N.Hunt).
Junior 5-2fav (9-1) Chased leader, driven to challenge, edged left 2f out, chased winner after, one pace, no impression, lost 2nd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Princelet (9-3) at Ascot 2m hcp 0-90 (3) gd in May.
Noddies Way 9-4fav (8-6) Behind, headway over 7f out, ridden over 5f out, driven over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 8, 19l behind Vice Admiral (8-5) at Beverley 2m hcap (5) gf in May.
