took keen hold, held up in mid-division, nudged along 3f out, ridden and edged right 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on final furlong
prominent, pushed along to challenge 2f out, edged left 1f out, gradually weakened inside final furlong
took keen hold, chased leaders, led over 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, headed 2f out, soon weakened
midfield, pushed along over 3f out, made no impression from 2f
held up in mid-division, hampered 5f out, headway over 3f out, switched left over 2f out, soon ridden, faded over 1f out
held up in behind leaders, went wrong and pulled up 5f out
held up in midfield, took closer order over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, no extra and edged left inside final furlong
towards rear, pushed along and outpaced 4f out, ridden and still plenty to do over 2f out, switched left then right over 1f out, plugged on one pace final furlong
midfield, clipped heels and hampered 5f out, pushed along 3f out, carried right 2f out, soon faded
took keen hold, held up in rear, headway and edged left over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
midfield, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on final furlong
took keen hold, led, headed over 4f out, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in rear, nudged along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, went second 1f out, stayed on final furlong
took keen hold, midfield, headway and pushed along to lead 2f out, edged left final furlong, ran on well
took keen hold, prominent, pushed along to challenge 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, plugged on one pace final furlong
NonRunner
A race packed with progressive three-year-olds though Ziryab is only a reserve and Frankie is also booked for Knockbrex, who drops back down to his winning trip. The latter’s stablemate Lion Of War scored at Musselburgh and the Ballydoyle colt Canute won at Navan recently. Have Secret ran well in a valuable handicap at Newbury on his reappearance and Laafi is fitted with a tongue-tie while Local Dynasty is a Listed winner over a mile. LIBERTY LANE found himself setting the pace in the Dante at York last month and he paid for that in the closing stages but the Irish Derby entry is clearly held in some regard so Karl Burke’s colt gets a speculative vote.
Local Dynasty (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Took keen hold, disputed lead, headed after 2f, chased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4l behind San Antonio (9-2) at Chester 1m 2f lst stks (1) sft in May.
Londoner (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to challenge over 2f out and soon led, headed over 1f out, no extra and dropped to 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 7l behind Sprewell (9-5) at Leopardstown 1m 2f Grp 3 stks (1) Soft - Heavy in May.
Liberty Lane (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Led, ridden and hard pressed 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 7th of 11, 6 1/2l behind The Foxes (9-2) at York 1m 2f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in May.
Laafi (FR) 22-1 (9-2) Held up, pushed along before 2f out, briefly went third entering final furlong, lost that position inside final 110 yards but kept on well for modest fourth, 4th of 8, 7 1/2l behind Military Order (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 4f lst stks (1) pol in May.
Obelix 4-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, hung left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Dear My Friend (9-4) at Newcastle 1m lst stks (1) pol in Apr.
Canute (USA) 10-11fav (9-5) Dwelt, soon tracked leaders on inner, 3rd halfway, travelling well in 5th 2f out, pushed along in 2nd over 1f out and challenged 1f out, ridden and led final 100 yards, kept on well, won at Navan 1m 2f hcp gd in Jun beating Malbay Madness (8-9) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Lose Your Wad (IRE) 20-1 (9-5) Raced keenly and always towards rear, 10th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Torito (9-7) at Epsom 1m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jun.
Cuban Dawn (IRE) 15-8 (9-8) Prominent, improved to 3rd under 4f out, ridden into 2nd 1f out, ran on closing stages, not reach winner, 2nd of 14, 1/2l behind Nation's Call (9-8) at Gowran Park 1m mdn gd in May.
James McHenry 6-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway on inside chasing leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 8l behind Covey (8-11) at Haydock 1m hcp (2) gf in May.
Coco Jack (IRE) 11-2 (9-9) Prominent, ridden to lead narrowly approaching 2f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Lion Of War (9-5) at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Jun.
Have Secret (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, ridden to lead inside final furlong, headed and no extra inside final 100 yards, 4th of 14, 1l behind Bertinelli (9-5) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
Knockbrex 5-1 (9-4) Headway to soon lead, keen, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Chesspiece (9-10) at York 1m 4f hcp (3) gf in May.
Lion Of War 15-2 (9-5) In rear, wide and headway when edged right over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Musselburgh 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Jun beating Coco Jack (9-9) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Burdett Road 6-1 (9-6) Made most, 4 lengths clear 5f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on, unchallenged, won at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gf in Jun beating She's Hot (9-5) by 4 3/4l, 6 ran.
Ziryab 6-4 (9-5) Made most, ridden over 1f out, ran on, won at Leicester 1m mdn stks (4) gf in Jun beating Theatre Honours (9-5) by 2l, 10 ran.
Like A Tiger 4-1 (9-2) In touch in centre group, pushed along 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Castle Way (9-2) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst stks (1) gd in May.
First Sight 11-8 (9-11) 2nd early, tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on well, won at Lingfield 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Jan beating Nazymbek (9-11) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
